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mentor

/ˈmɛn.toɹ/noun, verb2 syllables

Mentor means: a wise and trusted guide and advisor.

What does mentor mean?2

noun

1

a wise and trusted guide and advisor

verb

1

serve as a teacher or trusted counselor“The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Mentor in a sentence

  • If you could have any famous person as a mentor, who would it be?CK
  • Ziri's math teacher not only became his mentor, but his best friend.Amastan
  • Adriano's star potential was recognized by his mentor, who offered to train him further.Amastan
  • You have been a great mentor to me.CK
  • You know your old once students less and less choose you as their mentor.PvtMarc
  • I mentor junior developers and train them to be confident.CM
  • She thanked her mentors during her service award acceptance speech.always
  • I always learn something new from Carlos, my colleague and mentor.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of mentor

as a noun

plural
mentors

as a verb

past tense
mentored
present participle
mentoring
third-person singular
mentors
past participle
mentored