folk
People, personsPeople, persons.
» I'm very interested in folk music.
Ich interessiere mich sehr für Volksmusik. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мене дуже цікавить народна музика. — deniko
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3 senses(collective, countable, plural, uncountable)People, persons.
There were a lot of folk in the streets.
Young folk, old folk, everybody come / To our little Sunday School, and have a lot of fun.
people in general (often used in the plural)
(collective, countable, plural, uncountable, usually)One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.
I need to call my folks back home.
(archaic, countable)A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
Volk
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Examples
190 sentencesI'm very interested in folk music.
Мене дуже цікавить народна музика. — deniko
deIch interessiere mich sehr für Volksmusik. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'll be right back, folks.
Народе, я хутко повернуся. — deniko
Folks, it's time I was leaving.
Хлопці, мені вже час йти. — deniko
ruРебята, мне пора. — Dorenda
I like folk songs.
Мені подобаються народні пісні. — deniko
ruЯ люблю народные песни. — Selena777
deIch mag Volkslieder. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you like folk music?
Ти любиш народну музику? — deniko
deMagst du Volksmusik? — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English folk, from Old English folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, from ProtFrom Middle English folk, from Old English folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-gós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).
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Forms
plural: folksSynonyms
11 synonyms- people in general (often used in the plural):folkscommon people
- a social division of (usually preliterate) people:tribe
- the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community:folk musicethnic music
- people descended from a common ancestor:familyfamily linekinfolkkinsfolkseptphratry
Word family
135 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- folk songs
- folk music
- like folk music
- like folk