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まえてTaking into account

まえて introduces facts, results, experience, feedback, or previous discussion that inform a later judgment or action. It implies not just knowing that information, but responding to what it shows.

The information must affect what follows

The noun usually names something already observed, discussed, or learned. The following conclusion, revision, proposal, or next step should be visibly responsive to that information. Common inputs include survey results, current circumstances, previous mistakes, criticism, discussion, and experience.

Three core forms

Notice how each later action responds to the earlier material.

アンケートけっまえてうけつけかんいちかんえんちょうします。

Taking the survey results into account, we will extend reception hours by one hour.

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ぜんかいはんせいまえかくにんこうていだんかいあらためた。

In light of what we learned from last time, we changed the checking process to two stages.

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ようしゃからのけんまえたかいぜんあんらいげつていします。

Next month, we will present an improvement plan that takes user feedback into account.

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Information considered or source material used?

まえて presents information that influences a later response. By contrast, をもとに presents material from which a work, explanation, or model is created.

しゅざいろくをもとに、ドキュメンタリーをせいさくした。

They produced a documentary using the interview records as source material.

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Here the records supply material for creating the documentary, rather than feedback whose implications guide a response.

Looking back or assuming in advance?

まえて normally looks back to relevant facts, results, or experience. ぜんてい instead treats something as an assumption or required condition when planning.

らいじょうしゃせんにんえることぜんていけいけいかくてた。

We drew up the security plan on the assumption that attendance would exceed one thousand.

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More examples

じょう調ちょうけっまえてかくせっていなおした。

We reconsidered the pricing in light of the market research results.

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じゅうねんかんげんけいけんまえあんぜんじゅんかいていした。

Drawing on ten years of field experience, we revised the safety procedures.

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いんかいでのろんまえさいしゅうあんをまとめます。

Taking the committee's discussion into account, we will prepare the final proposal.

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さくねんしっぱいまえたさいはつぼうさくはっぴょうされた。

Measures designed to prevent a recurrence in light of last year's failure were announced.

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せんもんはんまえてほうこくしょひょうげんしゅうせいしました。

Taking the experts' criticism into account, we revised the wording of the report.

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げんじょうまえのないもくひょうせっていするひつようがある。

Given the current situation, we need to set realistic goals.

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を踏まえて (ofumaete) – Taking into account