Meanings
verbbear 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)
present singular third person bears in mind · participle present bearing in mind · past bore in mind · participle past borne in mind
- idiomatictransitiveTo hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bear in mind.
1 more example
Bear in mind that I’m not as young as I was, so I can’t walk as fast as you.
Synonyms: keep in mind, bethink, keep in mind, mind, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.
More synonyms by meaning
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Origin
From bear (“to carry; to hold”) + in mind. First attested in the first half of 1500s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek διασῴζω
- διασῴζω (diasōízō)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Arabic ذَكَرَ, حَفِظَ
- ذَكَرَ (ḏakara)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- اِذَّكَرَ (iḏḏakara)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- تَذَكَّرَ (taḏakkara)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Catalan tenir present
- tenir presentto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Chinese Mandarin 謹記 /谨记, 記住 /记住
- 謹記 /谨记 (jǐnjì)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- 記住 /记住 (jìzhù)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- 注意 (zhùyì)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Czech mít na paměti
- mít na pamětito hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Danish mærke
- mærketo hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Dutch onthouden, rekening houden met
- onthoudento hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- rekening houden metto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Finnish pitää mielessä
- pitää mielessäto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
French garder à l'esprit, se rappeler
- garder à l'espritto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- se rappelerto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
German beachten, berücksichtigen
- beachtento hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- berücksichtigento hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- in Betracht ziehento hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- vergegenwärtigento hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Hungarian észben tart
- észben tartto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Italian considerare, tenere conto
- considerareto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- tenere contoto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- tenere presenteto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Japanese 服膺する, 気に留める
- 服膺する (fukuyō suru)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- 気に留める (ki ni tomeru)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- 心掛ける (kokorogakeru)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- 心に掛ける (kokoro ni kakeru)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- 心に留める (kokoro ni tomeru)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- 心する (kokorosuru)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- 念頭に置く (nentō ni oku)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- 覚えておく (oboete oku)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Latin teneo
- teneoto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Polish mieć na uwadze, pamiętać
- mieć na uwadzeto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- pamiętaćto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- patrzećto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- zważaćto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- zważyćto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Portuguese ter em mente, ter presente
- ter em menteto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- ter presenteto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Russian име́ть в виду́, по́мнить
- име́ть в виду́ (imétʹ v vidú)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- по́мнить (pómnitʹ)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Spanish tener en mente, tener presente
- tener en menteto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- tener presenteto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- en atención ato hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- atento ato hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Thai จำ, จำนอง
- จำ (jam)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- จำนอง (jam-nɔɔng)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
- ว่า (wâa)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Turkish aklında tutmak
- aklında tutmakto hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Ukrainian ма́ти на ува́зі
- ма́ти на ува́зі (máty na uvázi)to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
Cite this entry
APA
bear in mind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bear%20in%20mind
MLA
“bear in mind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bear%20in%20mind. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bear in mind,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bear%20in%20mind.
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