Kilo Lingo

kind

/kaɪnd/

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Translation

A kind is a group of things that are the same in some way; a type or sort.

Word origin

Kind comes from an old English word for nature, family, or type.

Origin
Old English
Root
gecynd

Grammar

Gender
Pluralkinds

Examples

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Which type of music do you enjoy?

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There are many different sorts of fish in the water.

love .

This is the type of book I really enjoy.

A kind is a type or sort of thing - a group of things that share the same nature. When we ask what kind of food you like, we mean which type.

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This word is part of lesson 6.