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I thought "kind" means "good" like "I'm a kind person", but what's it mean here?

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Rebecca

Here "kind of" means "to an extent." Some other phrases you could use are "rather," "sort of," or "quite." Ex: The movie was kind of sad. Ex: The party was kind of a way to celebrate Jamie's graduation, but it was also just for fun.

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