To fold something (e.g. clothes, an umbrella) so it becomes smaller; to put things away neatly by folding.
毎晩、シャツをきれいにたたんでタンスにしまう。
Every night I neatly fold my shirts and put them in the dresser.
雨がやんだので、傘をたたんで入口の傘立てに入れた。
When the rain stopped I folded the umbrella and put it in the stand at the entrance.
洗濯物は乾いたらすぐにたたまないとしわになる。
If you don't fold laundry soon after it dries, it'll get wrinkled.
使わない布は小さくたたんで箱に入れておいた。
I folded the unused cloths small and put them in a box.
To close a shop or business; to cease operations.
コロナの影響で、あの店は今月末にたたむことになった。
Due to COVID, that store is going to close at the end of this month.
長年続いた老舗がついに店をたたんだ。
The long-established shop finally closed down.
新しい仕事を始めるために彼は自分のカフェをたたんだ。
He closed his café to start a new job.
To vacate, wind up, or clear out a place or facility; to give up/withdraw from a location or operation.
老朽化した工場をたたんで土地を売却した。
They closed down the dilapidated factory and sold the land.
大学はその研究室をたたんで設備を撤去した。
The university shut down that lab and removed the equipment.