Folder — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small book usually having a paper cover

covering that is folded over to protect the contents

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈoʊldɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈəʊldə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈəʊldə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈoʊldɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leaflet brochure booklet pamphlet

Word Forms

book	noun	a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
leaf	noun	a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
pamphleteer	noun	a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues)
fold	verb	bend or lay so that one part covers the other

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ordner

ein kleines Buch, das normalerweise einen Papierumschlag hat

🇫🇷French

dossier

un petit livre ayant généralement une couverture en papier

🇪🇸Spanish

carpeta

un libro pequeño que generalmente tiene una cubierta de papel

🇮🇹Italian

cartella

un piccolo libro che solitamente ha una copertina di carta

🇳🇱Dutch

map

een klein boekje, meestal met een papieren omslag

🇵🇹Portuguese

pasta

um pequeno livro geralmente com capa de papel

🇷🇺Russian

папка

небольшая книга, обычно имеющая бумажную обложку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ़ोल्डर

एक छोटी किताब जिसमें आमतौर पर कागज़ का आवरण होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ফোল্ডার

একটি ছোট বই সাধারণত একটি কাগজ কভার আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

கோப்புறை

ஒரு சிறிய புத்தகம் பொதுவாக காகித அட்டையைக் கொண்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫోల్డర్

ఒక చిన్న పుస్తకం సాధారణంగా కాగితం కవర్ కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

फोल्डर

एक लहान पुस्तक सहसा कागदाचे कव्हर असते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફોલ્ડર

સામાન્ય રીતે કાગળનું કવર ધરાવતું નાનું પુસ્તક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫೋಲ್ಡರ್

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕಾಗದದ ಕವರ್ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಸಣ್ಣ ಪುಸ್ತಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫോൾഡർ

സാധാരണയായി ഒരു പേപ്പർ കവർ ഉള്ള ഒരു ചെറിയ പുസ്തകം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੋਲਡਰ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਜਿਹੀ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕਾਗਜ਼ ਦਾ ਕਵਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فولڈر

ایک چھوٹی کتاب جس میں عام طور پر کاغذ کا احاطہ ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

文件夹

通常有纸质封面的小书

🇯🇵Japanese

フォルダ

通常は紙のカバーが付いている小さな本

🇰🇷Korean

접는 사람

보통 종이 표지가 있는 작은 책

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thư mục

một cuốn sách nhỏ thường có bìa giấy

🇹🇭Thai

โฟลเดอร์

หนังสือเล่มเล็ก ๆ มักจะมีปกกระดาษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

map

sebuah buku kecil biasanya memiliki sampul kertas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المجلد

كتاب صغير عادة ما يكون له غلاف ورقي

🇮🇷Persian

پوشه

یک کتاب کوچک که معمولاً جلد کاغذی دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

dosya

genellikle kağıt kapağı olan küçük bir kitap

🇮🇱Hebrew

תיקייה

ספר קטן בדרך כלל בעל כריכת נייר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'folder'?

The primary meaning of 'folder' is 'a small book usually having a paper cover'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'folder' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'folder' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'folder' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'folder' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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