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How to spell mind

hear itmind/maɪnd/nounSounds

What it means: The part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers.

In a sentence: Don't forget to use your mind when solving puzzles!

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as minde or mynd.

Same family: minds, minded, minding, never mind, mindful. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Mind comes from Old English "gemynd," meaning memory or thought. Over time, its meaning shifted from simply ‘memory’ to include paying attention and caring about something, as in ‘Mind the step’ or ‘Do you mind?’

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