query | If you refer to a particular thing or person as a t___ of something more general, you are considering that thing or person as an example of that more general group.If you refer to a particular thing or person as a type of something more general, you are considering that thing or person as an example of that more general group. Have you done this type of work before? Rates of interest for this type of borrowing can be high. I am a very determined type of person. |
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word | type |
full-definition | noun A type of something is a group of those things that have particular features in common . ...several types of lettuce. There are various types of the disease. In 1990, 25% of households were of this type. If you refer to a particular thing or person as a type of something more general, you are considering that thing or person as an example of that more general group. Have you done this type of work before? Rates of interest for this type of borrowing can be high. I am a very determined type of person. If you refer to a person as a particular type, you mean that they have that particular appearance, character, or way of behaving . It's the first time I, a fair-skinned, freckly type, have sailed in the sun without burning. I was rather an outdoor type. She was certainly not the type to murder anyone. |
inflections | types |
cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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