fold
verb/fəʊld/
/fəʊld/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they fold | /fəʊld/ /fəʊld/ |
| he / she / it folds | /fəʊldz/ /fəʊldz/ |
| past simple folded | /ˈfəʊldɪd/ /ˈfəʊldɪd/ |
| past participle folded | /ˈfəʊldɪd/ /ˈfəʊldɪd/ |
| -ing form folding | /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/ /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to bend something, especially paper or cloth, so that one part lies on top of another part
- fold something First, fold the paper in half/in two.
- The bird folded its wings.
- a pile of neatly folded clothes
- fold something up He folded the map up and put it in his pocket.
- fold something down The blankets had been folded down.
- fold something back Don't fold back pages to mark your place in a book.
- fold something over Fold the dough over on top of itself.
Extra Examples- He carefully folded the typed sheets and replaced them in the envelope.
- I folded up the clothes and put them away.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- neatly
- gently
- …
- into
- [transitive, intransitive] to bend something so that it becomes smaller or flatter and can be stored or carried more easily; to bend or be able to bend in this way
- fold something away The bed can be folded away during the day.
- fold something down The central back seat can be folded down to provide a useful tray.
- fold something up She folds up the wheelchair and stows it in the trunk.
- fold up The table folds up when not in use.
- fold away The table folds away when not in use.
- fold down a TV screen that folds down from the ceiling
- fold out The settee folds out into a comfortable bed.
- + adj. The ironing board folds flat for easy storage.
- (figurative) When she heard the news, her legs just folded under her (= she fell).
- [transitive] to wrap something around somebody/something
- fold A in B She gently folded the baby in a blanket.
- fold B around/round/over A She folded a blanket around the baby.
- [intransitive] (of a company, a play, etc.) to close because it is not successful
- The new musical folded after only twenty performances.
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessc2- Her fan club has folded.
- His business folded when his partner left.
Word Originverb Old English falden, fealden, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vouwen and German falten.
Idioms
See fold in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee fold in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishfold your arms
- to put one of your arms over the other one and hold them against your body
- He stood watching her with his arms folded across his chest.
- She folded her arms and stared at him.
fold your hands
- to bring or hold your hands together
- She kept her hands folded in her lap.
fold somebody in your arms
- (literary) to put your arms around somebody and hold them against your body
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