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folds one's tent

folds one's tent is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fold one's tent.

Meaning of fold one's tent

Verb

fold one's tent (third-person singular simple present folds one's tent, present participle folding one's tent, simple past and past participle folded one's tent)

  1. (idiomatic) To withdraw, especially in a discreet manner; to disengage; to quit.
    • And the night shall be filled with music,
      And the cares that infest the day
      Shall fold their tents like the Arabs,
      And as silently steal away.1844, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Day is Done" (proem to The Waif), lines 41-44

Questions about folds one's tent

What is folds one's tent the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Folds one's tent is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fold one's tent.

Words near folds one's tent in the dictionary

  1. folds like a cheap suit
  2. folds like a cheap suitcase
  3. folds like a cheap tent
  4. folds like a lawn chair
  5. folds one's arms
  6. folds one's tent
  7. folds out
  8. folds up
  9. foldscope
  10. foldscopes
  11. foldstool

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