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
Fit dough into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate; fold edges under and flute.—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025 In the early days, operating out of a small cart, Rossini served the cookies in paper cones, which couldn’t be folded up or stashed in a bag.—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
San Diego winger Hirving Lozano is back in the international fold after a period out of action, while center-back Juanjo Purata could make his international debut.—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025 One story, or memory, leads to another as the novel telescopes and folds in on itself.—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 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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