type

The word “type” means a category or class of things that share particular features. In plain terms, a category of thing (noun), or the act of entering text on a keyboard (verb).

“Type” is pronounced typ (/taɪp/ in IPA).

Here is “type” used in a sentence: “What type of music do you enjoy the most?”

Words with a similar meaning to “type” include sort.

Depending on how it is used, “type” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “type” comes from Latin. From Latin typus, itself from Greek túpos meaning "mark" or "impression," related to a verb meaning "to strike.".

“Type” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Type” has 4 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a category or class of things that share particular features.

The words are near-synonyms and usually interchangeable — 'this type of car' and 'this kind of car' mean the same. Type can carry a slightly more technical or precise ring, suggesting a defined category, while kind feels a little more casual. In most everyday sentences either word works fine.

A category is a broad group into which things are sorted, often one of a formal set. A type is the specific class those things belong to based on shared features. The terms overlap heavily; category tends to emphasise the system of sorting, while type emphasises the shared characteristics themselves.

Yes. As a verb, type means to write using a keyboard — 'type a letter.' It comes from the metal 'type' once used in printing presses. As a noun it also means a category, or a person's characteristic style — 'he's not my type.' The printing sense links the noun and verb.

'What type of music do you like?' asks which category someone prefers. The word groups things by shared features — blood type, soil type, or personality type all sort items into classes. It usually takes 'of' before the thing being classified, as in 'a type of flower.'