how to pronounce fold

/fəʊld/

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fold is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of fold in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… could create sequences that fold to form …”

meaning of fold

Fold means to bend or turn over and wrap something, usually paper, around a flat object.

fold frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word fold occurs in english on average 9.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics fold can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that fold can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) education, science, and technology;