all kinds
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1.0
- noun
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de todo tipo
- She enjoys cooking all kinds of dishes, including Italian and Thai cuisine.
- all kinds of things
- all kinds of people
- all kinds of information
People have come up with all kinds of explanations.
- People have come up with all kinds of explanations.
- Many people are addicted to all kinds of things, substances.
- So this, you know, this goes into all kinds of things about politics.
- you know, it's a great way to learn all kinds of things,
- So, yeah, all kinds of stuff can happen.
- But we're going to hear all kinds of sounds as the Rover moves.
- There's like all kinds of flakes and hairs too.
- And in fact it crosses, permeates through all kinds of cellular processes.
- He said in the heart and mind, there are all kinds of seeds.
- And lying manifests in all kinds of very subtle, corrosive ways.
- First of all, there's all kinds of other signal.
- You can shade all kinds of truth with with words.
- And there's, yeah, there's, there's all kinds of other principles.
- She'll call me a bitch or you all kinds of appalling behavior.
Examples
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Hearing Ahmed's voice brings back all kinds of memories.
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To have your home invaded is a traumatic experience, one that brings up all kinds of issues.
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It's Friday, which means you guys have got all kinds of important plans.
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you know, it's a great way to learn all kinds of things,
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Everyone has all kinds of things that happen.
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And you people are turning to all kinds of solutions.
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I go to all kinds of places, depending on the projects.
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People from all over the world with all kinds of purposes in mind.
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Over the years, all kinds of events have been planned to celebrate the day.
Academic text (2008) -
Students sat around the room, surrounded by texts of all kinds, reading and collecting information relevant to their study.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
582
1.3
A group of different kinds of things
276
2.0
A set of different things of the same kind
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1.7
A large variety of things to choose from
How Varied
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a wide variety of types' is directly derivable from combining 'all' (the whole/group) with 'kinds' (types or sorts); the phrase literally signals every or many types. This compositional, cross-linguistically common pattern (e.g. Spanish todo tipo(s), French toutes sortes) is predictable and easily understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The phrase all kinds comes from the simple image of a box full of different things, with all the different kinds together. So when you hear all kinds, it means 'many different types'.