I.
noun
1 part of sth folded
ADJECTIVE
▪ loose , soft
▪ deep , heavy
▪ neat
▪ vertical
VERB + FOLD
▪ be hidden behind , be hidden by , be hidden in
▪
The troops were hidden by the deep ~s of the ground.
▪ fall in ~s , hang in ~s
▪
The fabric fell in soft ~s.
▪
the heavy ~s of his cloak
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
She hid the note in a ~ in her robe.
▪ ~ in
▪
a ~ in the land
PHRASES
▪ ~s of flesh , ~s of skin
▪
the loose ~s of flesh under her chin
2 the fold group of people who feel they belong
ADJECTIVE
▪ international ( BrE )
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 ~.
▪ bring sb (back) into , bring sb (back) to
▪
The indigenous people were brought into the Catholic ~.
▪ welcome sb (back) into , welcome sb (back) to
▪
His father finally accepted him back into the family ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ within a/the ~
▪
opposing viewpoints within the international ~
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ carefully , neatly
▪
He carefully ~ed the typed sheets and replaced them in the envelope.
▪ gently
▪
Her hands lay gently ~ed in her lap.
▪ loosely , tightly
▪ in half , in two
▪
She ~ed the piece of paper in half.
▪ back , down , over
▪ up
▪
I ~ed up the clothes and put them away.
PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪
She ~ed the clothes into a neat bundle.
Fold is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ arm , ↑ clothes , ↑ hand , ↑ laundry , ↑ map , ↑ napkin , ↑ paper , ↑ pushchair , ↑ sheet , ↑ tent , ↑ umbrella , ↑ wing