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Definitions of 'kind'
noun uses and phrases
1.
If you talk about a particular kind of thing, you are talking about one of the types or sorts of that thing.
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2.
If you refer to someone's kind, you are referring to all the other people that are like them or that belong to the same class or set.
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adjective uses
1.
Someone who is kind behaves in a gentle, caring, and helpful way towards other people.
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2.
You can use kind in expressions such as please be so kind as to and would you be kind enough to in order to ask someone to do something in a firm but polite way.
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3.
Something that is kind emphasizes the good qualities in something, and perhaps makes it appear better than it really is.
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Pronunciation of 'kind'
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Synonyms of 'kind'
• considerate, good, loving [...]
• flattering, becoming, enhancing [...]
• class, sort, type [...]
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Collocations with 'kind'
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Idioms with 'kind'
be two of a kind
Examples of 'kind' in a sentence
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We got close and he was kind and caring. The Sun (2016) Times, Sunday Times (2009) Times, Sunday Times (2017)
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Translations of 'kind'
English-French
● adjective: [person] gentil (gentille), aimable; [smile, voice] plein (pleine) de bonté; [deed, thought] bon (bonne) [...]
● noun: (=type) sorte, genre [...]
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● adjective: [person] amable, atento; [act, word, offer] amable; [treatment] bueno [...]
● noun: (=type) clase, tipo [...]
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English-German
● noun: (= class, variety, nature) Art f; (of coffee, sugar, paint etc) Sorte f; (= goods, as opposed to money) Naturalien pl, Ware f [...]
● adjective: (= caring) person liebenswürdig, nett, freundlich (to zu); voice, smile, face freundlich; (= charitable) description, words freundlich; (= flattering) description, photograph, lighting schmeichelhaft [...]
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English-Italian
● noun: (species) sorta, specie, genere [...]
● adjective: gentile, buono/a [...]
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English-Chinese
● adjective: (person, action, smile, voice) 友好的 [...]
● noun: [count] (type, sort) 种类 [...]
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English-Portuguese
● adjective: (friendly) gentil; (generous) generoso; (good) bom/boa, bondoso [...]
● noun: espécie, classe; (species) gênero [...]
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English-Hindi
● variable noun: प्रकार, किस्म [...]
● adjective: दयालु, सदय, कृपालु, स्नेही [...]
● adjective after link verb: इतनी तो कृपा करेंगे-बातचीत करने का भद्र किंतु दृढ़ तरीका [...]
● phrase: [spoken] थोड़ा सा, लगभग इस तरह, एक प्रकार का [की] [...]
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English-Japanesenoun uses and phrases
● countable noun: 種類 [...]
● phrase: [emphasis] いろいろな [...]
● adjective: 優しい, 思いやりがある [...]
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English-Koreannoun uses and phrases
● countable noun: 종류 [...]
● phrase: [emphasis] 온갖 종류의 [...]
● adjective: 친절한, 다정한 [...]
See entry Someone who is kind is friendly and helps you. Romanian: amabil Ukrainian: добрий'kind' in other languages
