bear in mind
verbUK /ˌbɛə̯ ɪn ˈmaɪ̯nd/ · US /ˌbeɹ ɪn ˈmaɪ̯nd/
Etymology From bear (“to carry; to hold”) + in mind. First attested in the first half of 1500s.
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Idiomatic 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.
- Related terms
- have in mind, put someone in mind of