What does the idiom 'kind of' mean?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

"Kind of" means not exactly, but close. If you ask "is the sky blue" when it is cloudy, someone might say "kind of." You could also use this as an adjective, as in "that dress is kind of green and kind of brown. Another term that means the same is "sort of."

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∙ 14y ago

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