bear in mind

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bair in mahynd]
- /bɛər ɪn maɪnd/
- /beə(r) ɪn maɪnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bair in mahynd]
- /bɛər ɪn maɪnd/

Definitions of bear in mind words

noun bear in mind to remember 3
noun bear in mind (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind. 1
noun bear in mind Psychology. the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities. 1
noun bear in mind intellect or understanding, as distinguished from the faculties of feeling and willing; intelligence. 1
noun bear in mind a particular instance of the intellect or intelligence, as in a person. 1
noun bear in mind a person considered with reference to intellectual power: the greatest minds of the twentieth century. 1

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Origin of bear in mind

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English mynd(e), aphetic variant (see y-) of imynd, Old English gemynd memory, remembrance, mind; cognate with Gothic gamunds; akin to Latin mēns mind, Greek manía madness; (v.) Middle English minden, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Bear in mind

noun

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verb

adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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bear in mind popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bear in mind

verb bear in mind

beware — If you tell someone to beware of a person or thing, you are warning them that the person or thing may harm them or be dangerous.
call to mind — to remember or cause to be remembered
consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
heed — to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.

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