kin
gb/kˈɪn/ us/kˈɪn/
B2
انگریزی
~ 5800
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
B2
entity
1
family members and relatives
Your family members and other relatives.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone]'s kin
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes say *my kins* to mean 'my relatives'. In modern English, 'kin' is usually used without an -s and often in phrases like 'my kin', 'close kin', or 'next of kin'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
relatives (Most common everyday word; includes family members by blood or marriage.)
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family (Broader and more emotional; can include people who are not legally related.)
متضاد الفاظ
strangers (People with no family connection or prior relationship.)
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outsiders (People who are not part of a family or close group.)
لفظی تراکیب
next of kin
|close kin
|near kin
|blood kin
|friends and kin
|surviving kin
موضوعات
family
|relationships
|law
|society
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- She has no close kin in this country.
- The police are trying to contact the victim's next of kin.
- His estate will be divided among his surviving kin.
- Only her nearest kin were invited to the small ceremony.
- The hospital must inform the patient's kin before releasing any details.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- All of my kin live in this town.
- After the fire, the man called his kin for help.
- The money will go to his kin when he dies.
- The letter was sent to the soldier's kin.
- Her kin came together for the holiday.
اسم
literary
C1
entity
2
people or creatures of same kind
People, animals, or things that are like another one because they are the same kind or group.
استعمال کا انداز:
[something] and its/their kin
ہم معنی الفاظ
kindred (More formal/literary; often used for people with a similar nature or background.)
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peers (Focuses on equal status or level rather than shared nature or species.)
متضاد الفاظ
outsiders (Those not belonging to the same kind or group.)
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others (A broad term for people or things that are not of the same kind.)
لفظی تراکیب
their wild kin
|animal kin
|human kin
|artistic kin
|literary kin
موضوعات
nature
|society
|classification
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The domestic cat is smaller than most of its wild kin.
- He felt more at ease among his artistic kin than at corporate events.
- These birds, unlike their forest kin, have adapted well to city life.
- Humans share a surprising amount of DNA with their primate kin.
- She studied wolves and their dog kin for many years.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- Wolves and dogs are kin in the animal world.
- He enjoys spending time with his musical kin.
- These plants and their wild kin grow in the same area.
- The story connects this hero with his mythic kin.
- These small cats are kin to lions and tigers.
adjective
literary
C1
property
3
related by blood to someone
Being part of the same family by blood.
استعمال کا انداز:
kin to [someone]
عام غلطی:
Learners more often use 'related to' and may not recognize 'kin' as an adjective. In modern English, this adjective use is literary or old-fashioned and appears mostly in fixed phrases like 'kin to'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
related (More common and neutral; can be used for both family and logical connections.)
متضاد الفاظ
unrelated (Shows there is no family connection between people.)
لفظی تراکیب
kin to
|near kin to
|close kin to
موضوعات
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- She is kin to the royal family through her mother.
- They are kin to each other on their father's side.
- Though distant, he is still kin to the landowner.
- Many people in the small village are kin to one another.
- He claimed to be kin to the famous poet.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- He is kin to my father.
- Most of the people in this town are kin to us.
- She says she is kin to that movie star.
- We are not kin to them at all.
- Is he kin to your husband?
فعل
slang
C1
action
4
identify with a fictional character
To feel that a character in a story is very much like you, in a strong and personal way.
استعمال کا انداز:
to kin [a character]
عام غلطی:
Learners may think this is a normal verb used in all situations. In fact, this use of 'kin' is internet slang, mostly used in fandom or identity communities and often not understood outside those groups.
ہم معنی الفاظ
relate to (More general and neutral; not limited to fandom identity and usually weaker than 'kin'.)
متضاد الفاظ
distance oneself from (Describes purposely not identifying with a character or person.)
لفظی تراکیب
kin a character
|kin someone
|kin hard
|kin list
موضوعات
internet
|identity
|pop culture
|arts_entertainment
|communication
مثالیں
- I really kin that character because we have the same anxieties.
- Many teens online talk about which characters they kin the most.
- She said she used to kin him, but she doesn't feel that way anymore.
- People sometimes argue about whether it's okay to kin problematic characters.
- He posted a kin list to show which characters he relates to.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- On the internet, some people say they kin a character.
- She says she kin this hero because he is shy like her.
- My friend kin that anime boy very strongly.
- They talk about which characters they kin in the game.
- I do not kin any character from that show.
اسم
slang
C2
entity
5
character someone strongly identifies with
A character in a story that someone feels is very much like them and is important to their identity.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone]'s kin
عام غلطی:
Outside of specific online groups, most English speakers will not understand this use of 'kin'. Learners should not use it in normal conversation or writing.
ہم معنی الفاظ
comfort character (A more widely understood fandom term; focuses on emotional comfort, not always identity.)
متضاد الفاظ
non-kin (Used within the same communities for characters someone does not identify with.)
لفظی تراکیب
main kin
|comfort kin
|kin list
|double someone's kin
موضوعات
internet
|identity
|pop culture
|arts_entertainment
|communication
مثالیں
- Levi is my main kin, but I have a few others.
- They argued online about whether it was okay to 'double' someone's kin.
- Her kin are mostly characters from older cartoons.
- He added a new character to his kin list after watching the show again.
- People often ask others to tag their kin in fan art posts.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- In some online groups, people talk about their kin.
- Her kin is a girl from a popular anime.
- He wrote that this hero is his main kin.
- They made a list of all their kin from games.
- Some fans will not share art of someone else's kin.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
kin
IPA
GB/kˈɪn/
US/kˈɪn/
ہجا بندی اور زور
kin (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (kin)
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Adjective
- Base: kin
Noun
- Base: kin
- Plural: kin
متعلقہ الفاظ
Core family
kinship
noun
Related words
kindred
adjective
kinfolk
noun
Advanced or less common
kinsman
noun
kinswoman
noun
عبارات
kith and kin
1/kˈɪθ ˈænd kˈɪn/
idiom
literary
friends and family together
All the people close to you, including both your family and your friends.
مثالیں
- They invited all their kith and kin to the wedding.
- He left his hometown and all his kith and kin behind.
- During the holidays, she likes to be surrounded by her kith and kin.
next of kin
1/nˈɛkst əv kˈɪn/
fixed phrase
closest living relative
Your closest living family member, such as your husband, wife, parent, or child, especially in legal or medical situations.
مثالیں
- Please write the name and phone number of your next of kin on this form.
- The airline contacted the next of kin after the accident.
- In many countries, your next of kin has the right to make medical decisions for you.