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Meanings of fold in English
Portuguese
congregação Catalan
fidel A group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church.
Synonyms
Examples for "close"
Examples for "close"
1
Even so, Moldova's parliamentary majority and government remain close allies of Europe.
2
However, FMC said it still expects the deal to close this year.
3
The result of that saw many companies close and numerous jobs lost.
4
Aid groups say health services across the country are close to collapse.
5
As a result, the government lost just over close to R16 million.
1
I shall be very interested to see how you work, close up.
2
It'd been a long time since I'd seen one so close up.
3
Dain caught a glimpse; another two said they saw it close up.
4
The property allows city folk a rare close up of working farms.
5
The sea was already close up to the stern of the boat.
1
The trunk was not locked; the lid had merely been shut down.
2
Phadrig shut down the top of the big escritoire and locked it.
3
The people shut down on him in a narrower circle, advancing sullenly.
4
She heard papers rustling, then the lid of the piano shut down.
5
The tropic night soon closed and darkness shut down with great rapidity.
1
These are hardly the actions of a company 'threatening to close down'.
2
Effectively, the industry was forced to close down for almost two years.
3
The weak economy in Zimbabwe has caused many businesses to close down.
4
I survive off this daily wage, I can't close down, said Hussein.
5
The fort itself lay close down by the edge of the water.
Usage of fold in English
1
Deutsche Telekom said today its net profit grew nearly six-fold last year.
2
The expert panel has suggested a two-fold approach to improve the situation.
3
As far as Meyer was concerned, that multiplied the risk a thousand-fold.
4
Curro has seen its share price rise seven-fold since its 2011 float.
5
Well, or we can just fold you into the question and answer.
6
Data volumes rose more than four-fold in 2012 from a year earlier.
7
Sprinkle with chopped parsley and bits of butter; fold in the edges.
8
Just let that fold happen right there where the loose part is.
9
The majority of the Progressives returned to the Republican fold in 1916.
10
Perhaps she can even help lead them back to the Ecumenic fold.
11
The fold-away model is made of wood and measures 81 cm long.
12
The way in which the data is analyzed, said Schlee, is two-fold.
13
Dru had a two-fold purpose in preparing at three in the morning.
14
The structure shows an overall fold similar to previously reported Rieske proteins.
15
I fold up the flag and place it carefully in my traveling-bag.
16
The pressure is forcing scores of smaller players to fold, some said.
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Fold across language varieties
South Africa
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United States of America
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New Zealand
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