"fold" meaning in Englisch

See fold in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: fəʊld, foʊld Audio: en-us-fold.ogg Forms: the fold [singular], the folds [plural]
  1. Falte, Falz
    Sense id: de-fold-en-noun-MSTakPwJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bend, crease Translations (Falte, Falz): Falte (Deutsch), Falz (Deutsch)

Noun

IPA: fəʊld, foʊld Audio: en-us-fold.ogg Forms: the fold [singular], the folds [plural]
Etymology: Vom altenglischen Wort fald, falod. Der Begriff wird seit dem 14. Jahrhundert auch im übertragenen Sinne verwendet.
  1. Pferch
    Sense id: de-fold-en-noun-~~9GZF85
  2. Gemeinschaft, Gemeinde; Schoß Tags: figurative
    Sense id: de-fold-en-noun-bw8mzgoD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Pferch): Pferch (Deutsch)

Verb

IPA: fəʊld, foʊld Audio: en-us-fold.ogg Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present fold, he folds, she folds, it folds, simple past folded, present participle folding, past participle folded, past participle folden
Etymology: altenglisch fealdan, faldan
  1. falten
    Sense id: de-fold-en-verb-O6LNBXB3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bend, crease Translations (falten): falten (Deutsch)

Verb

IPA: fəʊld, foʊld Audio: en-us-fold.ogg Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present fold, he folds, she folds, it folds, simple past folded, present participle folding, past participle folded
  1. pferchen Tags: rare
    Sense id: de-fold-en-verb-5YShouuF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (selten: pferchen): pferchen (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "selten: pferchen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "pferchen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fold"
}

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