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Bear In Mind

Definition: Bear In Mind

Bear In Mind

Verb

1. Keep in mind.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Bear In Mind

Synonym: mind (v). (additional references)
Antonym: forget (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Bear In Mind

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Attention

Verb: be attentive; Adjective: attend, advert to, observe, look, see, view, remark, notice, regard, take notice, mark; give attention to, pay attention to, pay heed to, give heed to; incline an ear to, lend an ear to; trouble one's head about; give a thought to, animadvert to; occupy oneself with; contemplate; (think of); look at, look to, look after, look into, look over; see to; turn the mind to, bend the mind to, apply the mind to, direct the mind to, give the mind to, turn the eye to, bend the eye to, apply the eye to, direct the eye to, give the eye to, turn the attention to, bend the attention to, apply the attention to, direct the attention to, give the attention to; have an eye to, have in one's eye; bear in mind; take into account, take into consideration; keep in sight, keep in view; have regard to, heed, mind, take cognizance of entertain, recognize; make note of, take note of; note.

Thought

Harbor an idea, entertain an idea, cherish an idea, nurture an idea; take into one's head; bear in mind; reconsider.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Bear In Mind

Specialty definitions using "bear in mind": Accountability. (references)

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Modern Usage: Bear In Mind

DomainUsage

Screenplays

So I hope you bear in mind that any knock at him is a knock at me, and I am far too young to defend myself against such onslaughts. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Bear In Mind

DomainTitle

Books

  • Bear in Mind the Dead : An index of deaths from the conflict in Ireland, 1969-1993 (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Bear In Mind

AuthorQuotation

Abraham Lincoln

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Bear In Mind

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The French Government, on their part, are anxious to protect the interests of the French territories concerned, and, with that object, having their special situation in view, they bear in mind the desirability of assuring them a suitable customs regime and determining, in a manner better suited to present conditions, the methods of exchanges between these territories and the adjacent Swiss territories, while taking into account the reciprocal interests of both regions. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Bear In Mind

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Financing as well as timely delivery are key factors that foreign suppliers should bear in mind when approaching this market. (references)

Potential suppliers must bear in mind that the return of investment is an important additional variable in purchase decisions for capital goods. (references)

Here, please bear in mind that Japanese search engines usually search Japanese sites only, and access to English search engines are not very easy for beginners. (references)

Economic History

Greece

U.S. exporters should bear in mind that letters of credit and drafts are very expensive in Greece. (references)

Slovak Rep

When choosing an agent/partner, it may help to bear in mind the advantages of larger, well-established companies. (references)

Cyprus

U.S. companies bidding on various projects in Cyprus should bear in mind that a local representative is usually necessary (unless the tenderer expressly rules out dealing with intermediaries). (references)

Trade

France

However, one must bear in mind that ISO 9000 certifies the company's management organization, not its products. (references)

Japan

In addition to standards, another point to bear in mind regarding the sale of merchandise in Japan is the Product Liability Law. (references)

Cyprus

This is something that U.S. exporters of these products need to bear in mind for the future: CE marking is becoming mandatory for most imported products. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

ACCOUNTABILITY, n. The mother of caution. "My accountability, bear in mind," Said the Grand Vizier: "Yes, yes," Said the Shah: "I do -- 'tis the only kind Of ability you possess." Joram Tate

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Expressions: Bear In Mind

Expressions using "bear in mind": bear in mind that to bear in mind. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Bear In Mind

Language Translations for "bear in mind"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

sjell ndër mend (contemplate, make mention, recall, recollect, remind), kujtoj (bring to mind, call up, guess, hold, impart, keep in mind, mind, recall, recollect, remember, retain, think, understand, visualize), kam ndër mend (intend, mean, purpose, think). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏لفت نظره, ‏ضغط (compress, compressing, compression, crowd, depress, duress, force, hustle, jam, lay stress on smth., lean, lobby, lobbying, pinch, press, pressure, push, screw, smash, squeeze, strain, stress, telescope, tension). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

помня (keep in mind, mind, remember), имам предвид (allude, consider, consult, discount, envisage, intend, mean, refer, think of). (various references)

   

Czech

  

mít na pamìti. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

pitää muistissa, ottaa huomioon (allow for, consider, make allowance for, pay attention to, take into consideration). (various references)

   

French

  

porter son attention sur. (various references)

   

German

  

im Gedächtnis behalten (to bear in mind). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

φέρω στο μυαλό. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

לקחת בחשבון (consider, figure in, make allowance, take into account, take into consideration), לזכור (keep in mind, mind, recall, recollect, remember). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

gondol valamire (have in mind, think of), észben tart (keep in mind). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

mencam. (various references)

   

Italian

  

pensare (believe, consider, debate, decide, deem, find, hold, imagine, mean, mind, reasoning, see, see to, take care, think). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

胸に畳む (to bear in mind, to keep to oneself), 弁える (to bear in mind, to discern, to discriminate, to know, to understand), 含む (to be charged or loaded with, to be dripping with, to be full of, to be suffused with, to bear in mind, to cherish, to comprise, to contain, to embrace, to harbor, to have, to hold, to hold in the mouth, to include, to understand), 心掛ける (to aim to do, to bear in mind), 念 に置く (to bear in mind, to give thought to, to keep in mind). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ね"とうにおく (to bear in mind, to give thought to, to keep in mind), ふくむ (duty, public service, to be charged or loaded with, to be dripping with, to be full of, to be suffused with, to bear in mind, to cherish, to comprise, to contain, to embrace, to harbor, to have, to hold, to hold in the mouth, to include, to understand), ""ろがける (to aim to do, to bear in mind), わきまえる (to bear in mind, to discern, to discriminate, to know, to understand), むねにたたむ (to bear in mind, to keep to oneself). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

earbay inay indmay

   

Portuguese

  

ter em mente (carry, intend, keep in mind). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

avea în minte, ţine seamã de (make allowance for, respect, take account of, take into consideration). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

помнить (have in mind, keep in mind, mind, remember, remembered, remembering, retain, think upon), иметь в виду (aim, be advised, contemplate, have in mind, have in view, keep in mind, keep in view, mean, mind, understand by). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

cuimhnich (recollect). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

imati na umu (keep in mind). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tener o tomar en cuenta (consider, take into account), recordar (bethink, bring back, eventide, hark back to, look back on, recall, recollect, remember, remind, retrace, retrospect, take back, think, to remember). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

betänka (consider, reflect, reflect on, think, think about, think of), ta fasta på (fasten on), komma ihåg (keep in mind, mind, remember, retrieve). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

hatırda tutmak (keep in mind, remember, store up), akılda tutmak (store). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

мати на увазі (imply, keep in mind, mean), пам'ятати (keep in mind, remember, retain). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Bear In Mind

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Arctiidae, Melurus ursinus, RM:urs, urs brin, Ursidae, Ursus arctos, Ursus maritimus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Anagrams: Bear In Mind

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-i-i-m-n-n-r"

-2 letters: endbrain, indamine, meridian, midbrain, renminbi.

-3 letters: amidine, biennia, birdman, birdmen, brained, branned, denarii, diamine, inarmed, indamin, minibar, nardine.

-4 letters: abider, admire, aidmen, airmen, amidin, badmen, bander, banned, banner, barmen, barmie, bedamn, binder, binned, birdie, brined, daimen, damner, denari, diamin, dinner, endrin, ibidem, inaner, inbred, maiden, manned, manner, marine, median, medina, midair, midrib, minder.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-d-e-i-i-m-n-n-r"
 

+4 letters: indeterminable, indeterminably.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Historic
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Expressions
10. Translations: Modern
11. Translations: Ancient
12. Anagrams
13. Bibliography


  

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