Meaning of kind in English

kind

adjective

/kaɪnd/ us

/kaɪnd/

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generous, helpful, and thinking about other people's feelings:

She's a very kind and thoughtful person.

It's very kind of you to help us.

Please be kind to your sister!

formal Would you be kind enough to/so kind as to close the door? (= please would you do this)

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a kind person

kindYou'll never meet a kinder person.
niceHe's such a nice guy.
sweetShe's the sweetest little girl in the whole class.
good toJay's mother has been very good to us.
good-heartedHe's a good-hearted kid who loves to help out.

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not causing harm or damage:

kind to the environment

This soap is kinder to the skin.

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It's very kind of you to come all the way to meet me.
I gave her some extra money - I know I didn't need to but I thought it would be kind.
"If you like I can do some shopping for you." "That's a very kind offer."
He showed me round the town, which was very kind of him.
You sent her a card? That was a kind thought.

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kind

noun [ C ]

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a group with similar characteristics, or a particular type:

Today's vehicles use two kinds of fuel - petrol and diesel.

What kind of (a) job are you looking for?

I just don't have that kind of money (= I don't have so much money).

The cupboard contained all kinds of strange things.

Her travel company was the first of its kind (= of others that are similar).

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a group of people or things that share similar qualities

sortWhat sort of clothes do you like to wear?
kindWhat kind of job are you looking for?
typeHe's the type of man who never listens to what you're saying.
formSwimming is the best form of exercise.
varietyThe article was about the different varieties of Spanish spoken in South America.
categoryThere are three categories of hotel room - standard, executive, and deluxe.

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Racism of any kind is abhorrent to me.
I detest any kind of cruelty.
She's got some kind of job in radio.
"I will not allow that kind of behaviour in my class, " the teacher said severely.
Wood, coal, oil, petrol, and gas are all different kinds of fuel.

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Grammar

Sort, type and kind

Sort, type and kind all generally mean the same thing. They are words we use to refer to a group of people or things which share the same characteristics. We use these words very often when we describe things and we often find them in dictionary definitions: …

Kind of and sort of

Kind of and sort of are very common expressions in speaking. They soften other words and phrases so that they do not appear too direct or exact. Kind of is more common in American English. Sort of is more common in British English: …

Idioms

in kind
kind of
of a kind
of the kind

(Definition of kind from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

kind | American Dictionary

kind

adjective [ -er/-est only ]

/kɑɪnd/

kind adjective [-er/-est only] (GOOD)

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generous, helpful, and caring about other people:

She’s a kind, thoughtful person.

It was kind of you to give me your seat.

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kind of

kind

noun [ C ]

/kɑɪnd/

kind noun [C] (TYPE)

a group with similar characteristics, or a particular type:

What kind of thing is it?

They talked about all kinds of stuff.

It’s the largest organization of its kind in history.

Where books are concerned, Tyler and Chlo are two of a kind (= similar).

(Definition of kind from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

kind | Business English

kind

noun [ U ]

/kaɪnd/ us

in kind

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used to describe a payment that is given in the form of goods or services and not in the form of money:

Payment in kind involves investors receiving more bonds in place of cash interest.

At least part of their salary is paid in kind.

(Definition of kind from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of kind

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This can be developed by saying that an 'organic' growth, without the structuring element of some kind of framework, is chaos.

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Television contributes to this aural pollution by reducing every kind of music to the same level of a passing moment in the televisual flow.

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The present continually reinforces the memorized auditory data and demands a new kind of auditory awareness.

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The first author of this paper has based literally dozens of other implementations on it, unifying datatypes representing many different kinds of terms.

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The network contains one kind of picture which describes sample paths characteristics.

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The associations that this random input produces are consequently weakened, and the process is repeated many times with different kinds of random input.

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This kind of institutional structure allows organisation leaders to develop internal practices that reshape conventional social roles.

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The information contained in evidence tables may vary, depending on what kinds of studies are being used and also on the scope of the assessment.

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Only then need the lawyer start to think about the nature of any kind of defence strategy.

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We maintain this distinction here also, focusing on behavioral and verbal expressions of three kinds of caring themes: prosocial concern, reparation for wrongdoing, and affiliation.

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They are the kinds of things we learn to use in school.

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You have to treat it, do all kinds of things to it, theme it in order to bring it to people.

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I always take a kind of 'what if ' approach, and try to do new things.

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These kinds of responses were conducive to language development and provided a guide to the students in their thinking about language.

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The first kind of profiling is directly relevant to programmers, but the distinction between the dynamic and lexical styles is subtle.

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Collocations with kind

kind

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certain kind

No value or faith unilaterally dictate a certain kind of punishment.

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different kind

Contrast the requirements of morality (or, to take a different kind of example, of a particular club).

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kind of blackmail

This becomes a kind of blackmail for signing the voluntary agreement.

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Translations of kind

in Chinese (Traditional)

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Meaning of kind in English

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kind | American Dictionary

kind adjective [-er/-est only] (GOOD)

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kind noun [C] (TYPE)

kind | Business English

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