kinda

«kinda» in Mova's school dictionary: how «kind of» sounds in quick speech; it means «a bit»… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb and phrase (kinda — informal spelling of «kind of»)

meaning for a pupil

1) (slang, informal) Kinda is how «kind of» sounds in quick speech; it means «a bit», «somewhat» or «sort of». tree →

2) (informal) «Kinda» can mean «a type of»: «What kinda game is it?» tree →

sense in the lessons

In real speech and chat, especially in North America, «kinda» softens what you say: «I'm kinda tired.» It shows casual, relaxed talk. In stories and comics it makes characters sound informal. In written schoolwork write «kind of», «rather» or «quite» instead.

examples

• (informal) I'm kinda hungry. tree →
• (informal) That film was kinda scary. tree →
• (informal) It's kinda cold out today. tree →
• (informal) What kinda dog is that? tree →
• (informal) I kinda like her new haircut. tree →
• (informal) The maths test was kinda easy. tree →

note

An informal spelling of «kind of», like «gonna» and «wanna»; not used in formal writing. The UK also says «sort of». In maths word problems «kinda» does not change any numbers; «kinda close to 10» means roughly 10.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «kinda» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.