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
Rolling or folding one end of the towel creates a slight angle for the brushes to dry on.—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025 The challenge to Smith was to grow the Taser stun gun and body-camera maker 10-fold over a 10-year performance period starting in 2018.—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 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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