Falten — meaning in English

English meaning

• convolve verb To wind or roll one part over another.
• fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
• folding adj Designed to be folded flat or collapsed for storage.
• involve verb To include something as a necessary part.
• ply verb To work steadily at something, or use a tool with regular effort.
• Welt noun A raised red mark on the skin, usually caused by a blow, insect bite, or allergic reaction.

Senses

Falten is used for these senses in English:

• convolve (transitive) To roll together, or one part on another
• fold An act of folding.
• fold (transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
• folding The action of folding; a fold.
• involve To form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds; to entwine, to fold up, to roll, to wind round.
• ply (transitive, obsolete) To bend; to fold; to mould; (figuratively) to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.
• welt To cause to have welts; to beat.

convolve — full definition

1. verb To wind or roll one part over another.
2. verb To combine something with something else to produce a convolution.
3. verb (maths) To work out the convolution of something.

fold — full definition

1. verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
2. verb To stop or withdraw, especially from a card game bet or a failing business.
3. noun A crease or bend made by folding.
4. noun A fenced enclosure for keeping sheep, or, figuratively, a group united by shared belief or purpose.

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