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bare in mind

bare in mind is the simple past of bear in mind.

Meaning of bear in mind

Verb

bear in mind (third-person singular simple present bears in mind, present participle bearing in mind, simple past bore in mind, past participle borne in mind)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.
    • Bear in mind that I’m not as young as I was, so I can’t walk as fast as you.

Questions about bare in mind

What is bare in mind the simple past of?
Bare in mind is the simple past of bear in mind.

Words near bare in mind in the dictionary

  1. bare essentials
  2. bare hand
  3. bare handed
  4. bare handing
  5. bare hands
  6. bare in mind
  7. bare infinitive
  8. bare infinitives
  9. bare it all
  10. bare king
  11. bare knuckle

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