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Collocations for fold - noun

1. part of sth folded

ADJECTIVE

loose, soft
deep, heavy
neat
vertical

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VERB + fold

be hidden behind, be hidden by, be hidden in
The troops were hidden by the deep folds of the ground.
fall in folds, hang in folds
The fabric fell in soft folds.
the heavy folds of his cloak

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PREPOSITION

in a/the fold
She hid the note in a fold in her robe.
fold in
a fold in the land

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PHRASES

folds of flesh, folds of skin
the loose folds of flesh under her chin

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2. (the fold) group of people who feel they belong

ADJECTIVE

international (BrE)

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VERB + the fold

join
leave
come back into, come back to, return to
be back in
The country is now firmly back in the international fold.
bring sb (back) into, bring sb (back) to
The indigenous people were brought into the Catholic fold.
welcome sb (back) into, welcome sb (back) to
His father finally accepted him back into the family fold.

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PREPOSITION

within a/the fold
opposing viewpoints within the international fold

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Collocations for fold - verb

ADVERB

carefully, neatly
He carefully folded the typed sheets and replaced them in the envelope.
gently
Her hands lay gently folded in her lap.
loosely, tightly
in half, in two
She folded the piece of paper in half.
back, down, over
up
I folded up the clothes and put them away.

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PREPOSITION

into
She folded the clothes into a neat bundle.

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Fold is used with these nouns as the object:
arm, clothes, hand, laundry, map, napkin, paper, pushchair, sheet, tent, umbrella, wing

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