/fəʊk/
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Translation
Ordinary people. It is a friendly, informal word, and is often said as "folks".
Word origin
From Old English folc, meaning the people of a place.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- folc
- English cognates
- folklore
Grammar
Gender
Pluralfolks
Examples
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"Folk" here means the people who live there.
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"Folks" is a warm way to speak to a group.
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"Folk" stays the same after a word like "older".
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