kind of English

Meaning kind of meaning

What does kind of mean?

Definitions in simple English

kind of Expression

— Just a little bit. I'm kind of tired, but I can keep working.

— Mostly true, but not completely true. What was said is not exact. Well, its kind of a cat -- well, its lion cub.

— You can say "kind of" to make what you say softer, or to appologize. I'm sorry, but I kind of wrecked your car.

kind of

— adverb (= rather) to some (great or small) extent it was rather cold the party was rather nice the knife is rather dull I rather regret that I cannot attend He's rather good at playing the cello he is kind of shy

Synonyms kind of synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as kind of?

kind of English » English

sort of

somewhat

type of

kinda

just

rather

native of

little

in a way

very

type

thrust

style

soup

sorta

sort

small quantity

similar to

shape

role model

resembling

pretty much

pattern

partially

model

like

kind

it seems

in a sense

form

fairly

characteristic

as though

as if

approximately

ape

almost

a little

Topics kind of topics

What do people use kind of to talk about?

States Quantity All Exact

Approximate

• What words describe something that is not exact?
  inexact inaccurate sort of kind of

Examples kind of examples

How do I use kind of in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You must consider what kind of work you want to do.

I can't live that kind of life.

Movie subtitles

Your mom is that kind of lady. Anything that gets in her way, children or else?

Am I the only one to be pick on? Am I some kind of passing dog?

Stuff like that is easy to get because the screws turn a blind eye to those kind of things.

I'm kind of like the Santa Claus of PBJs.