sort of - kind of

sort of - kind of
In conversation, people use sort of or kind of in front of a noun to indicate that something has some of the features of a particular kind of thing.

There's a sort of ridge. Do you see?

I'm a kind of anarchist, I suppose.

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Some people also use sort of in front of adjectives, verbs, and other types of word. When sort of is used like this, it has very little meaning.

I'm sort of fond of him.

I've sort of heard of him, but I don't know who he is.

He was sort of banging his head against a window.

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Some American speakers use kind of in a similar way, especially in front of adjectives.

I felt kind of sorry for him.

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sort — Rodzaj; jakość Eng. A sort or kind; quality …   Słownik Polskiego slangu

  • kind of — kind of, sort of 1. These expressions mean much the same, and share the same grammatical problems. (The issues raised here seem to occur less often in practice with the third alternative, type of.) There is less of a problem when kind of is… …   Modern English usage

  • sort of — kind of, sort of 1. These expressions mean much the same, and share the same grammatical problems. (The issues raised here seem to occur less often in practice with the third alternative, type of.) There is less of a problem when kind of is… …   Modern English usage

  • Sort — Sort, n. [F. sorie (cf. It. sorta, sorte), from L. sors, sorti, a lot, part, probably akin to serere to connect. See {Series}, and cf. {Assort}, {Consort}, {Resort}, {Sorcery}, {Sort} lot.] 1. A kind or species; any number or collection of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sort — [sôrt] n. [ME < MFr < VL * sorta < L sors (gen. sortis), lot, chance, fate, akin to serere, to join together, arrange: see SERIES] 1. any group of persons or things related by having something in common; kind; class 2. quality or type;… …   English World dictionary

  • Kind — Kind, n. [OE. kinde, cunde, AS. cynd. See {Kind}, a.] 1. Nature; natural instinct or disposition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He knew by kind and by no other lore. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Some of you, on pure instinct of nature, Are led by kind t… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sort\ of — • kind of • sort of adv. phr. informal Almost but not quite; rather. A guinea pig looks kind of like a rabbit, but it has short ears. Bob was kind of tired when he finished the job. The teacher sort of frowned but then smiled. Mary wouldn t tell… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • kind\ of — • kind of • sort of adv. phr. informal Almost but not quite; rather. A guinea pig looks kind of like a rabbit, but it has short ears. Bob was kind of tired when he finished the job. The teacher sort of frowned but then smiled. Mary wouldn t tell… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • kind — [adj] generous, good affectionate, all heart*, altruistic, amiable, amicable, beneficent, benevolent, benign, big, bleeding heart*, bounteous, charitable, clement, compassionate, congenial, considerate, cordial, courteous, eleemosynary, friendly …   New thesaurus

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