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kind

US /kaɪnd/

noun, adjective Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

What kind of software does your team use for project management?

Word Family

NounNoun
kind gốc kindness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
kind gốc
AdverbAdv
kindly

Synonyms

  • typea subdivision of a particular kind of thing
  • benevolentintending or showing kindness
  • considerateshowing concern for the rights and feelings of others

Collocations

  • Easy kind person
    describing kind person (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality)
  • Medium kind of you to help us
    describing kind of you to help us (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality)
  • Hard in-kind contribution to aid
    a collocation phrase: in-kind contribution to aid
  • Very Hard repay in kind with recrimination
    to repay in kind with recrimination, meaning to pay back

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