bear in mind
UK/ˌbɛə̯ ɪn ˈmaɪ̯nd/US/ˌbeɹ ɪn ˈmaɪ̯nd/
bear in mind verb: to hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.
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)
- 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.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:bear in mind.
- Synonyms:
- keep in mind, bethink, mind, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think back, umbethink
bear in mind meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Sanskrit and Arabic
bear in mind in Tamil
- தரி, கடைப்பிடி
bear in mind in Malayalam
- be mindful of, remember, note
- ഓർമ്മയിൽ വയ്ക്കുക, മനസ്സിൽ വയ്ക്കുക, ഓർമ്മിക്കുക, ഓർത്തുവയ്ക്കുക, ഓർമ്മയിൽ സൂക്ഷിക്കുക, സ്മരിക്കുക
bear in mind in Sanskrit
- to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- धरति dharati
bear in mind in Arabic
- to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- ذَكَرَ ḏakara, حَفِظَ ḥafiẓa, اِذَّكَرَ iḏḏakara, تَذَكَّرَ taḏakkara
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- bear in mind in Thai
- จำ jam, จำนอง jam-nɔɔng, ว่า wâa
- bear in mind in Myanmar
- ချပ် hkyap
- Kashmiri
- سَرُن sarun
Synonyms of bear in mind
Forms of bear in mind
| third-person singular present | bears in mind |
|---|---|
| present participle | bearing in mind |
| past | bore in mind |
| past participle | borne in mind |
Origin of bear in mind
From bear (“to carry; to hold”) + in mind. First attested in the first half of 1500s.
Questions about bear in mind
- What does bear in mind mean?
- Bear in mind means to hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.
- What is bear in mind in Tamil?
- Bear in mind in Tamil is தரி, கடைப்பிடி. See Bear in mind meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bear in mind?
- Bear in mind is a verb.
- How do you pronounce bear in mind?
- Bear in mind is pronounced /ˌbɛə̯ ɪn ˈmaɪ̯nd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of bear in mind?
- The past tense of bear in mind is bore in mind.
Words near bear in mind in the dictionary
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