fold
part of speech
verb (fold, folds, folded, folding); noun (a fold, folds)
meaning for a pupil
1) To fold is to bend paper or cloth so one part lies over another. tree →
2) To fold your arms is to cross them over your chest. tree →
3) A fold is a line or crease made by folding. tree →
4) A fold is also a pen for sheep. tree →
5) To fold can mean a business closes. tree →
6) Fold can be added to a number to mean that many times over, as in twofold, which means double. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means a pen for sheep. The tribes of Reuben and Gad built folds for their flocks. Interpretation: Reuben and Gad asked to settle east of the Jordan for their flocks. Moses agreed if they would still help conquer the land. In the primary lessons: folding paper in half again and again doubles the layers and halves the size; in maths: a fold line can be a line of symmetry; in art: origami is folding paper into shapes; in everyday life: folding clothes, a folding chair; phrases: «fold in half», «fold up», «fold your arms», «-fold» (threefold = 3 times)
examples
- Issachar is a large-boned ass, couching down between the sheep-folds. (Torah GEN.49.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran; fortified cities, and folds for sheep. (Torah NUM.32.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.' (Torah NUM.32.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the sea-coast shall be pastures, even meadows for shepherds, and folds for flocks. (Prophets ZEP.2.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds. (Writings PSA.50.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' — (Writings PRO.6.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Fold the paper in half. tree →
- She folds 20 shirts. tree →
- After 3 folds there are 8 layers. tree →
- Fold the square into 4 equal parts. tree →
- Fold the paper along the line of symmetry. tree →
- We folded paper cranes in art class. tree →
- He folded his arms and frowned. tree →
- Please fold your clothes and put them away. tree →
- The shepherd brought the sheep back to the fold. tree →
- Planudes has been exposed to a two-fold accusation. tree →
note
Each fold in half doubles the layers: 2, 4, 8 … Trap: it is not adding 2 each time. A fold line that makes two matching halves is a line of symmetry. «Twofold», «threefold» mean 2 times, 3 times as much.
In the corpora
- Issachar is a large-boned ass, couching down between the sheep-folds.
- and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran; fortified cities, and folds for sheep.
- And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
- And the sea-coast shall be pastures, even meadows for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
- I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fold» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.