Noun (1)
ready to welcome their old Liberal friend back into the foldVerb (2)fold the blanket so that it will fit inside the trunk
the business folded after just two months Suffix
It will repay you tenfold.
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Verb
On the lower deck, the beach club has folding platforms on both sides, an indoor swimming pool, and a skylight.—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 June 2024 Evil Does Not Exist is one of a handful of recent narrative features folding the realities of climate change into the texture of their stories.—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
Noun
According to the American Legion, the origins of the triangular fold are unknown, but some sources attribute it to the Gold Star Mothers of America or a chaplain stationed at the U.S. Air Force Academy.—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024 Its folds and creases appeared to be lit blue from within.—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for fold
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Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
Middle English, from Old English fealdan; akin to Old High German faldan to fold, Greek diplasios twofold
Noun (2) and Verb (2)
Middle English, from Old English falod; akin to Old Saxon faled enclosure
Suffix
Middle English, from Old English -feald; akin to Old High German -falt -fold, Latin -plex, -plus, Old English fealdan
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