fold
To bend over so that it comes in contact with itselfTo bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
» I folded the newspaper and put it into my briefcase.
Я сложил газету и убрал к себе в портфель.
Я сложил газету и убрал в портфель.
Я сложил газету и спрятал в портфель.
Я склав газету і поклав її у портфель.
Meaning
21 senses(transitive)To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
Next, fold the paper over, so the right half is on top of the left half.
The newspaper was folded under his arm.
falten, falzen
перегиба́тьperegibátʹ, перегну́тьperegnútʹ, скла́дыватьskládyvatʹ
(transitive)To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer.
The clothes were folded by the housekeeper.
zusammenlegen, zusammenfalten, falten
скла́дыватьskládyvatʹ, сложи́тьsložítʹ
(transitive)To draw or coil (one’s arms, a snake’s body, etc.) around something so as to enclose or embrace it.
(transitive)To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid.
Fold the egg whites into the batter.
unterheben
(intransitive)To become folded; to form folds.
Cardboard doesn't fold very easily.
become folded or folded up
(informal, intransitive)To fall over; to collapse or give way; to be crushed.
The chair folded under his enormous weight.
zusammenfallen, zusammenkrachen, zusammenbrechen
(intransitive, transitive)To give way on a point or in an argument.
He folded that point and didn't bring it up again.
He kept saying it was my fault, but when I brought up Sausalito, he folded.
nachgeben, sich geschlagen geben
уступа́тьustupátʹ, уступи́тьustupítʹ
(intransitive)To withdraw from betting.
With no hearts in the river and no chance to hit his straight, he folded.
aussteigen
фолдитьfolditʹ
(broadly, intransitive)To withdraw or quit in general.
(intransitive)To fail, to collapse, to disband.
(intransitive)Of a company, to cease to trade.
The company folded after six quarters of negative growth.
cease to operate or cause to cease operating
(transitive)To double or lay together (one’s arms, hands, wings, etc.) so as to overlap with each other.
He folded his arms in defiance.
bend or lay so that one part covers the other
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
8 languagesBy meaning 3
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”).
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Forms
folds, folding, folded, foldedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
18 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
30 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
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