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At home I fold my laundry, which is bending one part of it so that it covers another part, and from time to time asking my husband to help fold the sheets. However, the folding of clothes is totally different from when a business folds because it means that the business stops operating or closes because of failure as mentioned in the headline in the first paragraph.

Sam opened a restaurant on High Street earlier this year but the service was so bad that it folded six months later.

Apart from handkerchiefs, blankets, letters etc, one can also fold their limbs or something else around an object. For me, I enjoy folding my arms around my son's chubby body.

The little girl folded her doll in a small blanket.

I also sometimes fold my arms, or bring my arms together and cross or link them, when I feel cold.

The girl folded her arms while talking sternly to her puppy because it ate her cake.

As a noun, a fold in a piece of paper or a cloth is a mark or bend where you have folded it and pressed it to make it stay. And then there's the suffix "-fold", which is combined with a number to indicate that something has the stated number or kinds or parts such as two-fold, three-fold or four-fold.

The problem is two-fold; firstly, you have to find the hidden incomplete message, secondly, find the person who has the other part of the message.

If you like cooking like I do, you will often find that the recipe requires you to "fold" the flour into a mixture etc. When you fold something in/into something, you gently mix a substance into another substance by turning it gently with a spoon.

Whisk the butter and sugar until well mixed then fold in the sifted flour.

We like going camping, so it is very handy to have foldaway chairs because they can be folded into small shapes and are easy to store. You can also use "fold-up" for this meaning.

Keith, could you help me put the fold-up bicycle on the roof?

Complete the sentences with the expressions explained:

1. The principal was standing at the window with his hands … when the two boys were brought into his office.

2. Beat the egg whites until stiff and then … sugar.

3. We live in a small apartment so … furniture is ideal for us.

4. Origami is the art of … paper into various shapes.

5. The increase in oil prices, high interest rates and the strong baht have caused many businesses to ….

Answers: 1. folded, 2. fold in, 3. fold-up/foldaway, 4. folding, 5. fold

By Parnsap Yomanage