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IN KIND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does in kind mean?
• IN KIND (adverb)
The adverb IN KIND has 1 sense:
1. with something of the same kind
Familiarity information: IN KIND used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
With something of the same kind
Synonyms:
in a similar way; in kind
Context example:
she pays him back in kind
Context examples
The quality or state of being similar or comparable in kind or nature or of being uniform throughout in composition or structure.
(Homogeneity, NCI Thesaurus)
Yet they never replied in kind, never defended themselves against her.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Catherine's feelings, as she got into the carriage, were in a very unsettled state; divided between regret for the loss of one great pleasure, and the hope of soon enjoying another, almost its equal in degree, however unlike in kind.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Thomas Mugridge routed me out at half-past five, much in the fashion that Bill Sykes must have routed out his dog; but Mr. Mugridge’s brutality to me was paid back in kind and with interest.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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