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Adverb [English]

Audio: En-au-kind of.ogg
Etymology: From a reanalysis of kind of in a phrase such as a kind of merry dance from “a kind + of + merry dance” (a type among merry dances) to “a + kind-of merry + dance” (a somewhat merry dance). Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} kind of (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) Slightly; somewhat; sort of. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: sort of, sorta, kinda sorta, kinda Related terms: kinds of Translations (somewhat): малко (malko) (Bulgarian), един вид (edin vid) (Bulgarian), una mica (Catalan), 相當 (Chinese Mandarin), 相当 (xiāngdāng) (Chinese Mandarin), ietwat (Dutch), vähän (Finnish), jokseenkin (Finnish), tavallaan (Finnish), plus ou moins (French), quelque peu (French), à peu près (French), en quelque sorte (French), manière [Louisiana] (French), mais ou menos (Galician), daquela maneira (Galician), etwas (German), irgendwie (German), κάπως (kápos) (Greek), περίπου (perípou) (Greek), némileg (Hungarian), cineál (Irish), piuttosto (Italian), abbastanza (Italian), panašiai (Lithuanian), jakiś (Polish), meio (Portuguese), своего́ ро́да (svojevó róda) (Russian), ти́па (típa) (Russian), вро́де (vróde) (Russian), nàdar de (Scottish Gaelic), nekako (Serbo-Croatian), pomalo (Serbo-Croatian), na neki način (Serbo-Croatian), algo (Spanish), algo así (Spanish), algo así como (Spanish), más o menos (Spanish), ganska (Swedish), щось на зразок (ščosʹ na zrazok) (Ukrainian), ychydig (Welsh), braidd (Welsh), yn rhyw fath (Welsh)

Alternative forms

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          "code": "it",
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          "roman": "vróde",
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          "code": "gd",
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          "code": "sh",
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          "code": "sh",
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          "code": "sv",
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          "code": "uk",
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          "roman": "ščosʹ na zrazok",
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          "code": "cy",
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          "code": "cy",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "somewhat",
      "word": "ganska"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ščosʹ na zrazok",
      "sense": "somewhat",
      "word": "щось на зразок"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "somewhat",
      "word": "ychydig"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "somewhat",
      "word": "braidd"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "somewhat",
      "word": "yn rhyw fath"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kind of"
}

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