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bear in mind

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WOTD – 13 November 2023

Etymology

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From bear (“to carry; to hold”) + in mind.[1][2]

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Verb

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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)

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.
    Synonyms: keep in mind; see also Thesaurus:remember
    Bear in mind that I’m not as young as I was, so I can’t walk as fast as you.
    • 1657, [Thomas Aylesbury], “Concerning the Institution, Necessity, and Extent of Confession; […]”, in A Treatise of the Confession of Sinne, […], London: […] J. G. for Andr[ew] Crook, […], →OCLC, section III, page 180:
      The Florentine Council preſcribes a ſinner to confeſs vvholly all ſuch ſins as he remembreth to his Prieſt, as loth to charge him vvith more than he bears in mind; and if ſuch time be given as once a year, and of ſuch ſins as occur to the memory; it may vvell be doubted, that vvith many ſinners but fevv remain upon the memory at the years end, to be rehearſed before the Prieſt.
    • 1723, Daniel Waterland, “Query VIII. Whether Eternity does not Imply Necessary-existence of the Son; which is Inconsistent with the Doctor’s Scheme? […]”, in A Second Vindication of Christ’s Divinity: Or, A Second Defense of Some Queries Relating to Dr. Clarke’s Scheme of the Holy Trinity: […], London: […] W. and J. Innys, […]; and Corn[elius] Crownfield […], →OCLC, page 268:
      It is under the conception of Neceſſary-exiſtence, not as unbegotten, that He [Athenagoras of Athens] propoſes the Father as the true God; in oppoſition to all the periſhing and feeble Deities of the Pagans: And vvhile He does This, He ſtill bears in mind that this Father has a Son of the ſame Nature vvith Himſelf; and forgets not to mention Him in his proper Place: […]
    • 1827, [Benjamin Disraeli], chapter V, in Vivian Grey, volume IV, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, book VI, page 172:
      Bearing in mind the exact position—the avowed and public position in which I stand, as connected with the Court; and having a due acquaintance, which you state you have, with the character of Mr. Beckendorff, what think you of this letter?
    • 1854, “a Russian noble” [pseudonym; Nikolai Gogol], chapter V, in [Krystyn Lach-Szyrma], transl., Home Life in Russia. […], volume I, London: Hurst and Blackett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 56:
      [H]e bore in mind his father's advice: "Take care and economise your copeks, or you will come to a bad end."
    • 1940 July, “Notes and News: The Appearance of Evil—A Warning to Railway Enthusiasts”, in The Railway Magazine, London: Tothill Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 418:
      If any railway official, policeman, or member of the Forces on duty, requests the discontinuance of any particular form of observation or note-taking, it is clearly right to give immediate compliance, especially when it is borne in mind that public authorities now have very wide powers to hold members of the general public in custody while inquiries are being conducted as to their bona fides.
    • 1951 July, “Chess Quiz”, in Chess Review:
      To avoid pricks in these problems, bear in mind that each solution makes use of a pin in some way or other.
    • 1961 September, “Talking of Trains: Greater Scope for Steam”, in Modern Railways, Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 517:
      Were the possibilities of improving the efficiency of British Railways' steam locomotives by making the best use of the reasonably satisfactory low-grade lump coal available today, and thereby saving more high-grade locomotive coal, borne in mind when it was decided to go ahead rapidly with replacement of steam traction?
    • 2007 September 27, Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood, spoken by Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), Los Angeles, Calif.: Paramount Vantage; Miramax Films, →OCLC:
      Bear in mind you could lose it all if you're not careful.
    • 2015 January 31, Daniel Taylor, “David Silva seizes point for Manchester City as Chelsea are checked”, in The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-05:
      As it turned out, [Diego] Costa was not too badly missed bearing in mind his replacement, Loïc Rémy, scored Chelsea’a goal.
    • 2024 May 1, Christian Wolmar, “A long-term approach - delivered by the public sector”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 51:
      Labour must bear this in mind when it finally comes out with its rail plans.
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  1. ^ Compare “to have (also bear, keep, hold, etc.)” under “mind, n.1”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2023.
  2. ^ “bear in mind”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Christine Ammer, The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2003, →ISBN.

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