kind
part of speech
noun (kind, kinds); adjective (kind, kinder, kindest)
meaning for a pupil
1) As a noun, a kind is a type or sort of something: What kind of dog is it? tree →
2) As an adjective, kind means nice, caring and helpful to others. tree →
3) Kind of (informal) means «a little» or «sort of»: I'm kind of tired. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths, a type that sorts things into groups; problems ask how many kinds or how many of each kind. In science, sorting animals and plants into kinds (groups). In everyday life and school values: be kind to others, kind words, kindness. In stories, a kind character helps someone in need. Phrases: «what kind of», «all kinds of», «of each kind», «be kind to», «kind of».
examples
- The shop sells 5 kinds of bread. tree →
- She has 3 kinds of flowers, 10 of each kind. tree →
- How many kinds of fruit are there? tree →
- The kind boy shared his apples. tree →
- What kind of music do you like? tree →
- It was kind of you to help me. tree →
- There are all kinds of animals at the zoo. tree →
- Be kind to your little brother. tree →
- I'm kind of hungry. tree →
note
Noun is countable: a kind, kinds; «this kind of apple», «these kinds of apples». Adjective: kind, kinder, kindest; noun: kindness; adverb: kindly. «Of each kind» means multiply (kinds × number of each). Trap: «how many kinds» counts types, not items.
In the corpora
- An employment tribunal is a kind of court for work disputes, such as being sacked unfairly or not being paid what is owed.
- The easiest money is usually the most expensive kind.
- Most people think tiny kind lies are OK, but big lies that hurt people or hide important things are not.
- "Thank you, that's so kind" is a way to be honest and kind at the same time.
- Grumbling about a noisy party is easier than knocking, but a knock and a kind word usually fix it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «kind» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.