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trend

[ trend ]

noun

  1. the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:

    trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events.

  2. style or vogue:

    the new trend in women's apparel.

  3. the general direction followed by a road, river, coastline, or the like.


verb (used without object)

  1. to have a general tendency, as events, conditions, etc.
  2. to tend to take a particular direction; extend in some direction indicated.

    Synonyms: incline, run, stretch

  3. to emerge as a popular trend; be currently popular:

    words that have trended this year.

  4. Digital Technology. to be widely mentioned or discussed on the internet, especially in posts on social media websites:

    news stories that are trending online.

  5. to veer or turn off in a specified direction, as a river, mountain range, etc.:

    The river trends toward the southeast.

trend

/ trɛnd /

noun

  1. general tendency or direction
  2. fashion; mode
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to take a certain trend
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • counter·trend noun
  • subtrend noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trend1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English trenden “to turn, roll,” Old English trendan; akin to Old English trinde “ball,” Dutch trent “circumference,” Swedish trind “round;” trindle, trundle
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trend1

Old English trendan to turn; related to Middle Low German trenden
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Example Sentences

In addition to taking manual readings, Apple says the watch can periodically take readings in the background to create a record for tracking trends.

From Fortune

In the first part, we’ve explored trends, based on search data, and Gartner’s Hype Cycle to understand what’s transient and what’s here to stay, whether or not accelerated by the pandemic.

As SEOs, we never know what is round the corner with Google’s guidelines, but we can certainly see the trend of brands taking center stage on page one.

On Thursday, Microsoft puts on sale its new Surface Duo device, a unique take on the folding phone trend that runs plenty of the company’s own mobile apps on top of Google’s Android operating system.

From Fortune

That trend of having a first-party data relationship with audiences, that’s long term and will outlive the coronavirus crisis by a long way.

From Digiday

But  Republican and Democratic parties have made efforts to reverse that trend.

The trend is particularly concentrated in the coastal states where women are wealthier, more educated, and more liberal.

As scientists followed these same people over time, however, a clear trend emerged.

A successful trend-maker might be able to steer a conversation, but virality remains extremely difficult to predict.

Nevetheless, Democratic rule has not only failed to halt the trend, but appears to have accelerated it.

The station whence this bearing was taken was on the north-west trend of the point.

At the south side of the basin there are two or three inlets of considerable size, that trend in towards a low country.

But Garnache caught the trend of her mind, and he marvelled to see how strong a habit of thought can be.

Scattergood saw the trend of affairs early and gave them his earnest consideration.

And this last remark of hers indicated some knowledge or indication that might turn the trend of suspicion.

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