trend

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noun

the general course or prevailing tendency; drift: trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events.

style or vogue: the new trend in women's apparel.

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

verb (used without object)

to have a general tendency, as events, conditions, etc.

to tend to take a particular direction; extend in some direction indicated.

to emerge as a popular trend; be currently popular: words that have trended this year.

Digital Technology. to be widely mentioned or discussed on the internet, especially in posts on social media websites: news stories that are trending online.

to veer or turn off in a specified direction, as a river, mountain range, etc.: The river trends toward the southeast.

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5 stretch, run, incline.

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Origin of trend

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;” see trindle, trundle

synonym study for trend

1. See tendency.

OTHER WORDS FROM trend

coun·ter·trend, nounsubtrend, noun

How to use trend in a sentence

It is not just the stay at home order of the pandemic that brought about the upward trend in e-learning.
Inbound marketing for brand awareness: Four up-to-date ways to do it|Ali Faagba|September 11, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Every year, brands and publishers create content predicting trends for the following year.
How content consolidation can help boost your rankings|George Nguyen|September 10, 2020|Search Engine Land
In keeping with the trend, ridesharing market leader Uber announced on Tuesday that it will transition to a 100 percent electric car fleet by 2030.
Uber Wants to Go All-Electric by 2030. It Won’t Be Easy|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|September 10, 2020|Singularity Hub
One wonders what consequences this trend might have in a world where social-media interactions with actual humans have already been found to increase social isolation.
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You can also see how concepts differ, form trends or fit together in some other way.
Top 10 tips on how to study smarter, not longer|Kathiann Kowalski|September 9, 2020|Science News For Students
As a company that is beholden to stockholders, Kate Spade usually lags, not leads trends.
Handbags: The More You Pay, The Smaller They Shrink|Elizabeth Landers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That means shoppers will no longer have to rely on the big-name designers to concoct pieces with the latest trends.
What, and Who, You'll Be Wearing in 2015|Justin Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The caller mentioned my work, which focused primarily on consumer products, mobile apps, emerging start-ups, and web trends.
A Female Writer’s New Milestone: Her First Death Threat|Annie Gaus|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The CAP paper estimates that if current trends continue unabated, overtime pay will disappear entirely by 2026.
It’s Always Black Friday for Clerks|Michael Tomasky|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These trends will affect everything from geography to culture and politics.
Trustafarians Want to Tell You How to Live|Joel Kotkin|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From Point Emeriau the coast trends to the south-west, and preserves the same sandy character.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
It terminates with a narrow point, and then trends in to the South-West towards the coast.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
To the south of Cape Talbot the land trends in and forms a bay twelve miles deep, and wide, that was not examined.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
To the northward of it the coast trends in and forms a bay, but not deep enough to offer shelter from the prevailing winds.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The river then trends in a northerly direction for seven miles, without any sinuosity of consequence.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King

British Dictionary definitions for trend

trend

/ (trɛnd) /

noun

general tendency or direction

fashion; mode

verb (intr)

to take a certain trend

Word Origin for trend

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

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