kind of in English

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{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm kind of tired, but I can keep working."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Just a little bit."
      ],
      "id": "simple-kind_of-en-adv-hOD5pVek",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sort of"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Well, it's kind of a cat -- well, it's a lion cub."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mostly true, but not completely true. What was said is not exact."
      ],
      "id": "simple-kind_of-en-adv-Q0seRvmP",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sort of"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm sorry, but I kind of wrecked your car."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You can say kind of to make what you say softer, or to apologize."
      ],
      "id": "simple-kind_of-en-adv-8wmPBof2"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-kind of.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kind of"
}

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{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm kind of tired, but I can keep working."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Just a little bit."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sort of"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Well, it's kind of a cat -- well, it's a lion cub."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mostly true, but not completely true. What was said is not exact."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sort of"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm sorry, but I kind of wrecked your car."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You can say kind of to make what you say softer, or to apologize."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-kind of.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kind of"
}

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"kind of" meaning in English

Adverb