bearing in mind

Keeping in consideration

Bearing in mind means taking something into consideration or keeping it in awareness while thinking about something else: Bearing in mind the budget constraints, we chose the cheaper option.

The phrase functions as a conjunction introducing a factor that should influence judgment or action.

Bearing in mind how tired you are, maybe we should postpone.

consideration

considering

Mentally evaluating something

noting · acknowledging · recognizing · heeding · with respect to · in view of · given · allowing for · in light of · with regard to

awareness

cognizant

Conscious of facts

attentive · heedful · observant · perceptive · informed · apprised · knowledgeable · attuned · awake · noticing

reminder

remembering

Retaining past information

recollecting · mental note · caveat · proviso · qualification

deliberation

thoughtful

Showing careful consideration

careful · prudent · judicious · circumspect · considered · measured · calculated · discerning · analytical · reasoned

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Opposites
cognitive attention

bearing in mindignoring

Deliberately not noticing

disregarding · overlooking · forgetting · neglecting · losing sight of

deliberate consideration

bearing in mindsetting aside

Excluding from consideration

putting aside · discounting · ruling out · excluding · brushing off

deliberate regard

bearing in minddismissing

Removing from position

discounting · brushing aside · setting aside · writing off · shutting out

Family

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