How to spell replied

hear itre·plied/rɪˈplaɪd/verbLong vowels

What it means: To answer or respond to someone.

In a sentence: The girl replied with a smile when her friend asked her a question.

The part people get wrong

Watch for the order of ie. Often misspelled as replyed or repllied.

Same family: replies, replying, replier, response, answered. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Replied” comes from the verb “reply,” which entered English from Old French *replier*, meaning “to fold back” or “turn back.” Over time, its meaning shifted to the idea of ‘turning back’ words, which became our modern sense of ‘answering’ or ‘responding.’

Patterns it uses: i before e? · Drop the e before a suffix?

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