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How to spell bond

hear itbond/bɑnd/verbSounds

What it means: To stick firmly to something.

In a sentence: The glue will help the paper bond together.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as bonded (for base form "bond") or bon.

Same family: bonded, bonding, bonding (noun, emotional connection), bond (noun, connection or link), bondedness. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Bond comes from an Old English word meaning a 'binding' or 'tie.' Over time, its meaning expanded from physical tying to include emotional connections and even financial agreements like government bonds.

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