Noun (1)
ready to welcome their old Liberal friend back into the foldVerb (2)fold the blanket so that it will fit inside the trunk
the business folded after just two months Suffix
It will repay you tenfold.
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Verb
So folding in those salaries along with pre-arb salaries and all the other standard stuff, like player benefits and minor-league salaries, should add another $50 million.—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 Tesla also removed ambient lighting, certain exterior light bars, power-folding mirrors, and other upgrades introduced in previous refreshes.—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
Though the two met, the source emphasized that the former aide has no way back into the royal fold after the scandal several years ago.—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 For more than a decade, the uncertainty lingered — until the study of paper folds began to suggest a way forward.—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fold
Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
Middle English, from Old English fealdan; akin to Old High German faldan to fold, Greek diplasios twofold
Noun (2) and Verb (2)
Middle English, from Old English falod; akin to Old Saxon faled enclosure
Suffix
Middle English, from Old English -feald; akin to Old High German -falt -fold, Latin -plex, -plus, Old English fealdan
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