in kind
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4.2
- idiom
:
de la misma manera
- Anything that you do to me will be repaid 10 times in kind.
- respond in kind
- payment in kind
- retaliate in kind
And if you can shift the gear and start to treat it better, the body will, you know, kind of respond in kind and, and, and treat you with kindness as well.
- And if you can shift the gear and start to treat it better, the body will, you know, kind of respond in kind and, and, and treat you with kindness as well.
Examples
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Permit me to respond in kind.
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Thank you, Evan Trautwig... and allow me to pay you a compliment in kind.
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Or do you wish for payment in kind?
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If they fire, we'll respond in kind, and we'll start at the source.
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Taxes could be paid in cash, in kind, or both, depending on local custom and the state's needs.
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The Catholic Church also responded in kind, and the messages were spread throughout the churches on Sunday.
Academic text (1991) -
When that happens, Oxford reciprocates in kind.
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They have responded in kind by being careful with expenses, right?
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He was given trust, and he repaid in kind.
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If someone insults you, it's best to avoid retaliation and not respond in kind.
Synonyms
330
2.4
To do something for someone because they did something for you
226
2.2
In the same way as what was just said
153
3.6
In the same way as someone or something else
Antonyms
How Similar
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'in the same manner / with something of the same type' is directly built from the preposition 'in' + the noun 'kind' (i.e. 'in the same kind/type'), so a learner who knows both words can infer the sense. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g. 'en especie'/'en kind'-equivalents) and does not require idiomatic knowledge, making it readily understandable at B1.
Etymology
In kind may come from times when people paid with goods instead of money. If a farmer paid rent with grain or cows, the landlord got payment in kind, so today in kind means 'in the same way' or 'with the same type of thing'.