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# kinda

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

«kinda» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (slang, informal) Kinda is how «kind of» sounds in quick speech; it means «a bit», «somewhat» or «sort of». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinda/#m1)
2. (informal) «Kinda» can mean «a type of»: «What kinda game is it?» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinda/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinda/#x1)
- (informal) That film was kinda scary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinda/#x2)
- (informal) It's kinda cold out today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinda/#x3)
- (informal) What kinda dog is that? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinda/#x4)
- (informal) I kinda like her new haircut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinda/#x5)
- (informal) The maths test was kinda easy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinda/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kinda» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinda/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kinda» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kinda.html) on Mova free.