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1. (n.) tendency
a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result.
2. tendency
an inclination, bent, or predisposition to something.
3. tendency
a special and definite purpose in a novel or other literary work.
Etymology: (1620–30; < ML tendentia. See tend1, -ency)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) inclination, disposition, tendency
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
"he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
2. (noun) leaning, propensity, tendency
an inclination to do something
"he felt leanings toward frivolity"
3. (noun) tendency, inclination
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
"the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"
4. (noun) tendency, trend
a general direction in which something tends to move
"the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"
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1. (noun) tendency
sth sb is likely to do, or that is likely to happen
He has a tendency to become irrational.; the tendency of the market to rise over time
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) tendency
direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result
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Sense: likelihood; inclination
He has a tendency to forget things.
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 Afrikaans: geneigdheid |
 Arabic: مَيْل |
 Bulgarian: склонност |
 Brazilian: tendência |
 Czech: sklon |
 German: der Hang |
 Danish: tendens; tilbøjelighed |
 Greek: τάση |
 Spanish: tendencia |
 Estonian: kalduvus |
 Farsi: گرایش |
 Finnish: taipumus |
 French: tendance |
 Hebrew: נְטִייָה |
 Hindi: प्रवृति |
 Croatian: sklonost, tendencija |
 Hungarian: hajlam; tendencia |
 Indonesian: kecenderungan |
 Icelandic: tilhneiging |
 Italian: tendenza |
 Japanese: 傾向 |
 Korean: 경향 |
 Lithuanian: polinkis, tendencija |
 Latvian: tendence; tieksme |
 Malay: kecenderungan |
 Dutch: neiging |
 Norwegian: tendens, tilbøyelighet |
 Polish: tendencja |
 Portuguese: tendência |
 Romanian: tendinţă |
 Russian: тенденция |
 Slovak: sklon |
 Slovenian: nagnjenje |
 Serbian: tendencija |
 Swedish: tendens, benägenhet |
 Thai: ความโน้มเอียง |
 Turkish: eğilim, meyil |
 Taiwanese: 趨向, 傾向 |
 Ukrainian: схильність, тенденція |
 Urdu: رجحان، ميلان |
 Vietnamese: khuynh hướng |
 Chinese: 趋向，倾向 |
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