fold
An act of foldingAn act of folding.
Meaning
23 sensesAn act of folding.
give the bedsheets a fold before putting them in the cupboard.
After two reraises in quick succession, John realised his best option for this poker hand was probably a fold.
Faltung, Falzung, Falten
скла́дываниеskládyvanije
the act of folding
An act of folding.
Any correct move in origami.
Faltung, Faltmanöver
That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops.
A bend or crease.
Falz, Falte
скла́дкаskládka
скла́дкаskládka
A layer, such as of of folded or wrapped cloth.
A clasp, embrace.
A coil of a snake’s body.
One of the doorleaves of a folding door.
A gentle curve of the ground; gentle hill or valley.
The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold.
The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold.
(broadly)The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.
That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops.
The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation.
Falte
скла́дкаskládka
Any of a family of higher-order functions that process a data structure recursively to build up a value.
Examples
312 sentencesI folded the newspaper and put it into my briefcase.
Я склав газету і поклав її у портфель. — deniko
ruЯ сложил газету и убрал к себе в портфель. — marafon
Tom folded his handkerchief.
Том склав свій носовичок. — deniko
ruТом сложил свой носовой платок. — odexed
Tom folded his shirts.
Том склав свої сорочки. — deniko
ruТом сложил свои рубашки. — marafon
Tom folded the blanket.
Том склав ковдру. — deniko
ruТом сложил одеяло. — odexed
deTom legte die Decke zusammen. — pullnosemans
Fold the paper in the middle.
Склади папір навпіл. — deniko
ruСложите листок посередине. — marafon
deFalte das Blatt in der Mitte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 6
Origin
The verb is from Middle English folden, from Old English fealdan, from Proto-West GermanicThe verb is from Middle English folden, from Old English fealdan, from Proto-West Germanic *falþan, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (“to fold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”).
The noun is from Middle English fold, fald, from Old English fald, falæd, falod (“fold, stall, stable, cattle-pen”), from Proto-West Germanic *falud, from Proto-Germanic *faludaz (“enclosure”).
From Middle English folde, from Old English folde (“earth, land, country, district, region, territory, ground, soil, clay”), from Proto-Germanic *fuldǭ, *fuldō (“earth, ground; field; the world”). Cognate with Old Norse fold (“earth, land, field”), Norwegian and Icelandic fold (“land, earth, meadow”).
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Forms
plural: foldsSynonyms
26 synonymsWord family
44 related wordsCollocations
11 patterns- his arms folded
- folded the paper
- fold the blankets
- folded his clothes
- folded the towels
- arms folded
- folded piece of
- folded the newspaper
- a folded piece
- took a folded
- folded piece