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An interesting thing happened in 1989, right as I was graduating: the stock market crashed and really changed the landscape of the art world in New York. It made the kind of work I was doing interesting to galleries that wouldn't have normally been interested in it.
Matthew Barney

Meaning of "kind of" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KIND OF

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WHAT DOES KIND OF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of kind of in the English dictionary

The definition of kind of in the dictionary is somewhat; rather. Other definition of kind of is used to express reservation or qualified assent.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KIND OF

kind
kind-hearted
kind-heartedly
kind-heartedness
kinda
kinder
kindergarten
kindergartener
kinderspiel
kindie
kindle
kindler
kindless
kindlessly
kindlier
kindliest
kindlily
kindliness
kindling
kindly

WORDS THAT END LIKE KIND OF

a load of
ahead of
clap hold of
get a load of
get any good of
get hold of
get rid of
in aid of
in the neighbourhood of
instead of
lay hold of
put one in mind of
sam hold of
streets ahead of
think the world of
to windward of
unheard of

Synonyms and antonyms of kind of in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «KIND OF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «kind of» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of kind of

Translation of «kind of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KIND OF

Find out the translation of kind of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kind of from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kind of» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有点儿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tipo de
570 millions of speakers

English

kind of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक प्रकार का
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نوع من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вроде
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mais ou menos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধরনের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

genre de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jenis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

So´ne Art
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ちょっと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

koyo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு விதமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रकारचे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

biraz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tipo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rodzaj
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вроде
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fel de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

είδος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soort
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

typ av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slags
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kind of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KIND OF»

The term «kind of» is very widely used and occupies the 2.886 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KIND OF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kind of» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kind of» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kind of

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10 QUOTES WITH «KIND OF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word kind of.
1
Gary Ackerman
You can compromise between good, better, and best, and you can compromise between bad and worse and terrible. But you can't compromise between good and evil. And now people look at the other side as a completely different kind of animal and say, 'They are taking the country down the road to purgatory.' It's complete intolerance.
2
Jensen Ackles
Some people will go to the opening of an envelope. They live their lives in the public eye and get off on it, they need it. They need that kind of adoration. If their name isn't in the tabloids once a week they feel like a failure.
3
Robert Ashley
I was interested in opera and it seemed to me that the only possible theatre for contemporary opera would be television. So I started working towards a kind of television kind of opera.
4
Hank Azaria
The craft Emmys are kind of the kids' table at Thanksgiving. You're not really invited to the big dance. It's still really, really exciting, and the statue still counts.
5
Matthew Barney
An interesting thing happened in 1989, right as I was graduating: the stock market crashed and really changed the landscape of the art world in New York. It made the kind of work I was doing interesting to galleries that wouldn't have normally been interested in it.
6
Emily Blunt
I'm kind of effectively bipolar.
7
Derek Bok
What college is all about is some kind of 4-year game about who is going to end up with the highest grades. And I don't mean to say that academic achievement isn't important. But it is, after all, a means to an end.
8
Hjalmar Branting
The kind of support encouraged by such modes of expression has always arisen basically from confusing the fatherland itself with the social conditions which happened to prevail in it.
9
Erik Brynjolfsson
The kind of job where you have to hustle and hustle and where you're not sure whether you will have enough clients next month, where you have less job security, is becoming much more common.
10
John Carpenter
I never got in this business, in cinema, to make horror movies. They arrived on my doorstep and I got typecast. Which was fine, I enjoy it, but I got into this business to make westerns. And the kind of westerns I used to see, they died. So that didn't work out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KIND OF»

Discover the use of kind of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kind of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an ...
The friendship that formsbetween these two men at a time when both were ingreat need is an inspiration to all of us to be morecompassionate to everyone we come in contact with. This is truly a wonderful book!—Mrs. Barbara Bush
Ron Hall, Lynn Vincent, 2006
2
It's Kind of a Funny Story
A humorous account of a New York City teenager's battle with depression and his time spent in a psychiatric hospital.
Ned Vizzini, 2010
3
A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Ten-year-old Zoe Elias has perfect piano dreams.
Linda Urban, 2009
4
A New Kind of Bleak: Journeys through Urban Britain
Hatherley writes with unrivalled aggression about the disarray of modern Britain, and yet this remains a book about possibilities remembered, about unlikely successes in the midst of seemingly inexorable failure.
Owen Hatherley, 2012
5
What Kind of Liberation?: Women and the Occupation of Iraq
"--Cynthia Enloe, from the foreword "This is a fluent and highly informed account of the women of Iraq during a time of ever increasing political turmoil, economic disaster and foreign invasion.
Nadje Sadig Al-Ali, Nicola Christine Pratt, 2009
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Another Kind of Justice: Canadian Military Law from ...
Another Kind of Justice is the first historical survey ofCanadian military law, providing insights into military justice inCanada, the purpose of military law, and the level of legalprofessionalism within the Canadian military.
Chris Madsen, 1999
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Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That ...
In this book, Yunus shows how social business has gone from being a theory to an inspiring practice, adopted by leading corporations, entrepreneurs, and social activists across Asia, South America, Europe and the US. He demonstrates how ...
Muhammad Yunus, 2010
8
An Odd Kind of Fame: Stories of Phineas Gage
The true story of the first case to reveal the relation between the brain and complex personality characteristics.
Malcolm Macmillan, 2002
9
A Different Kind of War Story
A Different Kind of War Story takes us to the frontlines of one of the most brutal wars in recent history.
Carolyn Nordstrom, 1997
10
Kind of Blue
The author takes readers behind the scenes of the making of a jazz classic, recreating the sessions that produced it to show how Miles Davis's musical genius worked in action. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
Ashley Kahn, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KIND OF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kind of is used in the context of the following news items.
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Some Kind of Beautiful Trailer: Pierce Brosnan Gets Around - Film
Or so it seems based on the Some Kind of Beautiful trailer, which stars Pierce Brosnan as a notorious British womanizer. Sound familiar? «/FILM, Jul 15»
2
Maui on a budget, kind of | Dallas Morning News
Maui on a budget, kind of. 1/5. Marco Garcia/The Associated Press. At Kaihalulu Bay in Hana, Hawaii, towering red cinder cliffs make the view a ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
3
Jason Miles + Ingrid Jensen - 'Kind Of New' (2015) - Something Else!
2005's start-studded Miles to Miles: In the Spirit of Miles Davis was just that. Similarly, that's why Kind Of New (out now by Whaling City Sound ... «Something Else! Reviews, Jul 15»
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There Is More Than One Kind of Fernet in the World - Yahoo
A long-time favorite of bartenders, Fernet Branca has made a huge leap in popularity in the cocktail world during the past decade or so. A go-to ... «Yahoo Food, Jul 15»
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The FDA approved a new kind of prosthetic leg that should help …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new type of prosthetic leg Thursday that attaches directly to the patient's bone. «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
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"Ant-Man" Brings A Different Kind of Superhero To Theaters
“Ant-Man” may be Marvel's smallest superhero yet, but will the movie live up to the big hype? We sent Vanessa de la Vina to the Big E in ... «WSPA.com, Jul 15»
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Cody Simpson Disses Selena Gomez — She's 'Annoying' To Hang …
“It is kind of [annoying], because on a daily basis, I don't hang out with celebs. All my close friends are normal dudes and then I will hang out ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
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Now, you can officially share a Coke with LePage. Kind of | #Maine
You can see Gov. Paul LePage's name in plenty of places, including now on a Coke bottle. His office tweeted the photos this afternoon. «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
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A different kind of beach vacation in Rügen, Germany - The Dallas …
Beautifully restored houses welcome visitors on the town square of Stralsund, the last major settlement before visitors head over to the nearby ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
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Why The Best Post-Apocalyptic Stories Are Usually Kind Of Silly - Io9
In fact, the best post-apocalyptic storytelling is usually kind of ridiculous. When you think about it, post-apocalyptic stories aren't about the ... «io9, Jul 15»

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