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English

Pronunciation
(RP): /f��ld/, /<tt>f@Uld</tt>/
(US): f�ld, /fo�ld/, /<tt>foUld</tt>/
audio|en-us-fold.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ld|-��ld

Etymology 1
OE. fealdan, from Germanic *falþanan. Cognate with Dutch vouwen, German falten.

Verb
en-verb|folds|folding|folded|folded or rarely folden

1. transitive to bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
2. 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.

1. (Informal) to fall over.
2. intransitive to give way on a point or in an argument.
3. intransitive (poker) To withdraw from betting.
4. transitive To stir gently, with a folding action.

#:Fold the egg whites into the batter.

1. intransitive Of a company, to cease to trade.

Synonyms
(bend (thin material) over): bend, crease
(make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending):
(fall over): fall over
(give way on a point or in an argument): concede, give in, give way, yield
(poker: withdraw from betting):
(stir gently with a folding action):
(cease to trade):

Translations
trans-top|bend (thin material) over
Afrikaans: vou
Finnish: taittaa
French: plier
German: falten
Icelandic: brjóta saman
trans-mid
Italian: piegare
Kurdish: KUchar|پ��ا�, KUchar|���دکرد�
Portuguese: dobrar
Russian: пе�егиба��/пе�егн��� (p'er'egibát'/p'er'egnút'), �клад�ва��/�ложи�� (skládyvat'/složít')
Spanish: plegar, doblar
Swedish: vika
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trans-top|make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending
Afrikaans: vou
Finnish: taitella
French: plier
German: zusammenlegen, zusammenfalten, falten
Icelandic: brjóta saman
trans-mid
Italian: piegare
Portuguese: dobrar
Russian: �клад�ва��/�ложи�� (skládyvat'/složít')
Swedish: vika
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trans-top|fall over
Finnish: kaatua
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trans-top|give way on a point or in an argument
Afrikaans: vou
Finnish: antaa perä|periksi
French: abandonner, laisser tomber, se replier
trans-mid
Russian: ����па��/����пи�� (ustupát'/ustupít')
Swedish: böja sig, vika sig
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trans-top|poker: withdraw from betting
Finnish: luovuttaa
Icelandic: pakka
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trans-top|stir gently with a folding action
Afrikaans: vou
Finnish: sekoittaa
German: unterheben
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trans-top|cease to trade
Finnish: lopettaa, sulkea
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Telugu: మడ��� (maDuchu)
ttbc|Portuguese: dobrar

Derived terms
fold-down

Noun
en-noun

1. the act of folding
2. a bend or crease.
3. any correct move in origami.

Synonyms
(act of folding): bending, creasing.
(bend or crease): bend, crease.
(home, family):
(correct move in origami):

Translations
trans-top|act of folding
Afrikaans vou
Finnish: taittelu
French: pliage
German: Faltung f
Portuguese: dobradura
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Russian: �клад�вание (skládyvanije) n
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trans-top|bend or crease
Afrikaans: vou
Finnish: taitos, poimu
French: pli
German: Falte f
Portuguese: dobra
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Russian: �кладка (skládka) n
Swedish: veck n
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trans-top|correct move in origami
Finnish: taitos
German: Faltung f
Portuguese: dobra
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|German: Falz m (1,3) :de:Falz|(de)
ttbc|Telugu: మడత (maData) (1)
ttbc|Portuguese: dobra

Etymology 2
OE. fald, contraction of falæd, from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch vaalt.

Noun
en-noun

1. An enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
2. figuratively home, family.<!--does this belong with "fold" with the other etymology?-->
3. figuratively the Church or a church.
4. (obsolete) A boundary or limit.

Synonyms
enclosure
pen
penfold, pinfold

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
trans-top|enclosure for domestic animals
Finnish: karsina
Swedish: fålla c
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trans-top|home, family
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Icelandic

Noun
fold f

1. earth
2. country

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