kind of

Significado

Slightly; somewhat; sort of.

Etimoloxía

From a reanalysis of kind of in a phrase such as a kind of merry dance from “a kind + of + merry dance” (a type among merry dances) to “a + kind-of merry + dance” (a somewhat merry dance).

Oracións

I was just in town earlier this year , so it is kind of crazy to think about what took place right after .

The boy could certainly resist causing that kind of anxiety for the baker .

That's the kind of stuff they want .