fold
/fəʊld/
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Translation
To bend something, such as paper or cloth, so one part lies over another.
Word origin
From Old English fealdan, the common Germanic word for bending something over itself.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- fealdan
Grammar
Verb typeregular (fold, folds, folded)
Examples
half.
Here "fold" means to bend the paper so one part lies over the other.
towels.
"Folded" is the past form of "fold".
.
"Folds" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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