- kind
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ different, same, similar▪
She does the same kind of work as me.
▪ all, another, any, some, various▪You need some kind of cover over it to protect it from the rain.
▪We stock various kinds of lawnmower.
▪ each, every▪ certain, distinct, exact, particular, special, specific▪Certain kinds of food are unsuitable for small children.
▪ best, good▪ bad, worst▪ right, wrong▪Be sure to eat enough of the right kind of food.
▪This is the exact kind of thing I want.
▪ common, normal, typical, usual▪I'm a fairly normal kind of guy.
▪Prostate cancer is the most common kind of cancer in men.
▪ new▪the need for a new kind of leadership
▪ favourite/favorite▪Musicals were her favourite/favorite kind of movie.
▪ funny, odd, peculiar, strange, weird▪ rare, unique▪They played a truly unique kind of punk rock.
PREPOSITION▪ in kind▪The regions differ in size, but not in kind.
▪ of a kind▪You're making progress of a kind (= some progress, but not very much, or not of the best type).
▪They're two of a kind (= very like each other)—both workaholics!
▪ of … kind▪books of every kind
▪music of different kinds
▪ of its kind▪The new school was the first of its kind.
▪ kind of▪a special kind of oil
PHRASES▪ a/the kind of thing▪Do you know the kind of thing I mean?
▪They sell all kinds of things.
▪ a … kind of way▪I missed him, in a funny kind of way.
▪ nothing of the kind▪‘I was terrible!’ ‘You were nothing of the kind!’
▪ nothing of that kind, something of that kind, something of the kind▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}‘He's resigning.’ ‘I'd suspected something of the kind.’
adj.VERBS▪ be▪She was endlessly kind and sympathetic.
ADVERB▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.▪ especially, genuinely, most, particularlyPREPOSITION▪ of▪It really was most kind of you to help.
▪ to▪My boss has been extremely kind to me.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
