Ilk Meaning in English

word

US

ˈɪɫk

ILK

UK

ˈɪlk

ILK

التعريف

'Ilk' means a type or kind of something, especially people or things grouped together by shared qualities. It is old-fashioned and often used in a slightly negative or dismissive way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Ilk' is formal or literary and more common in written English. It's often used with 'of that ilk', meaning 'of that type'. May sound dismissive or slightly negative; avoid using for people unless that's intended.

• Spanish: tipo - clase - índole
• Portuguese (BR): tipo - espécie - classe
• Portuguese (PT): tipo - espécie - classe
• Chinese (Simplified): 类型 - 种类
• Chinese (Traditional): 類型 - 種類
• Hindi: प्रकार - किस्म
• Arabic: نوع - صنف
• Bengali: জাত - ধারা - ধরনের মানুষ
• Russian: тип - род - сорт
• Japanese: 類（たぐい） - 種類
• Vietnamese: loại - hạng người
• Korean: 부류 - 유형
• Turkish: tür - çeşit
• Urdu: قسم - طرح
• Indonesian: jenis - golongan

جمل نموذجية

Only people of her ilk were invited to the club.

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He doesn’t like politicians of that ilk.

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I have never seen his ilk before.

basic

You can’t trust those salespeople—they’re all of the same ilk.

natural

Writers of his ilk usually become very successful.

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I don’t want to be associated with that ilk ever again.

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