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How to spell develop

Develop is spelled D-E-V-E-L-O-P.

What it means: To grow or change over time.

In a sentence: The caterpillar will develop into a beautiful butterfly. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: developed, developing, development, developer, undeveloped. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Develop” comes from Old French *desveloper*, meaning “to unwrap” or “unfold.” The idea of unwrapping something hidden is still in the modern meaning: when you develop a skill or idea, you help it slowly unfold and grow.

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