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mentors

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for mentors.

Editorial note

Don't ask them to be mentors, just get their feedback and let the relationship evolve organically from there.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mentors gathered in one view.

noun

A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.

noun

(countable) A male given name from Ancient Greek.

noun

(Greek mythology) Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility of raising Odysseus's son Telemachus while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mentors.

noun

A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.

noun

(countable) A male given name from Ancient Greek.

noun

(Greek mythology) Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility of raising Odysseus's son Telemachus while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy.

Example sentences

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Don't ask them to be mentors, just get their feedback and let the relationship evolve organically from there.

2

Senior developers act as mentors for junior employees, and often need to coordinate projects across multiple teams.

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One of my mentors in residency was betting that Michael Meany will pick up a Nobel Prize for this work.

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Plus, most volunteer events have mentors that will teach you how to deal with people.

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But MS had a very strong hackathon sponsorship campaign last season (mentors, prizes, etc.) and that really does move the needle.

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With the right mentors, and the right motivation, you can make JavaScript do wonderful things.

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Learning from mentors seems pretty vulnerable to cargo culting/bad science but I don't know where to even start.

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You'll find mentors, make good friends, help the world and improve your CV.

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Going even further programming has modern young people serving as figureheads and mentors.

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I hope his board, mentors, and team members help pull him in a little.

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I've been fortunate to have had quite a few great mentors in my life.

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The women mentors and leaders we do see are often publicly lambasted and denigrated for existing, or harassed completely out of the field.

Quote examples

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So for mentors, the later the better.) SV's second biggest lie is that you need the so-called "hockey-stick" growth curve to be competitive in order to be successful.

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"Get mentors" is the best idea, if you can.

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Continued studies on technology, business and marketing - inspired by Paul Graham and subsequently HN - via a series of amazing "virtual mentors" over the last several years (Amy Hoy, Brennan Dunn, Nathan Barry, Patrick Mackenzie).

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Their board member (one of our closest/best mentors) recommended they go back, but make the first slide in their pitch deck "We're moving to San Francisco." They got five term sheets in the first two days, ended up raising from a top-tier firm.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use mentors in a sentence?

Don't ask them to be mentors, just get their feedback and let the relationship evolve organically from there.

What does mentors mean?

A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.

What part of speech is mentors?

mentors is commonly used as noun.