Definitions for Trend
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. tendency, trendnoun

   a general direction in which something tends to move

   "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"

2. course, trendnoun

   general line of orientation

   "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"

3. drift, trend, movementnoun

   a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

   "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"

4. vogue, trend, styleverb

   the popular taste at a given time

   "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"

5. swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cutverb

   turn sharply; change direction abruptly

   "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. trendnoun

   An inclination in a particular direction

   The trend of stock-market prices is generally upwards.

2. trendnoun

   A tendency

   There is a trend, these days, for people in films not to smoke.

3. trendnoun

   A fad or fashion style

   Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1980s.

4. trendnoun

   A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points

5. trendverb

   To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend

   The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

6. trendverb

   To cause to turn; to bend.

7. Etymology: From trenden "to roll about, turn, revolve", from trendan "to roll about, turn, revolve" from trandijanan. Akin to trinde "ball", tryndel "circle, ring". More at trindle, trundle.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Trendverb

   To tend; to lie in any particular direction. It seems a corruption of tend.

   The scouts to several parts divide their way,
   To learn the natives names, their towns explore
   The coasts and trendings of the crooked shore. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trend

   A fad or trend is any form of collective behavior that develops within a culture, a generation or social group in which a group of people enthusiastically follow an impulse for a short period. Fads are objects or behaviors that achieve short-lived popularity but fade away. Fads are often seen as sudden, quick-spreading, and short-lived. Fads include diets, clothing, hairstyles, toys, and more. Some popular fads throughout history are toys such as yo-yos, hula hoops, and fad dances such as the Macarena, floss and the twist.Similar to habits or customs but less durable, fads often result from an activity or behavior being perceived as emotionally popular or exciting within a peer group, or being deemed "cool" as often promoted by social networks. A fad is said to "catch on" when the number of people adopting it begins to increase to the point of being noteworthy. Fads often fade quickly when the perception of novelty is gone.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Trendverb

   to have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest

2. Trendverb

   to cause to turn; to bend

3. Trendnoun

   inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general direction; as, the trend of a coast

4. Trendverb

   to cleanse, as wool

5. Trendnoun

   clean wool

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trend

   trend, v.i. to tend, to run, to go in a particular direction: to incline, lean.—n. tendency. [A.S. trendan.]

Matched Categories

1. • Direction
   • Tendency

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Trend' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3654

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Trend' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4806

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Trend' in Nouns Frequency: #971

How to pronounce Trend?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Trend in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Trend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Trend in a Sentence

1. John Kilduff:

   The decline in refinery utilization is also bearish for crude oil price, since any diminution in demand will cause the recent trend of crude oil inventory declines to reverse.

2. Dimantha Mathew:

   Even though market is still on a falling trend, there could be bounce back with the start of the earnings season and after the recent sharp fall.

3. Daniel Silver:

   Through some of the noise in the data it still looks like the trend for filings keeps moving lower over time.

4. Pat Keon:

   Domestic equity mutual funds were responsible for the lion's share of the net outflows at negative $2.6 billion, this is the continuation of a long-term trend as the group has had 22 straight weeks of net outflows for a total of -$87.1 billion.

5. Joseph Schuster:

   People are moving from fast food to specialty restaurants, It's a long-term structural trend and some of these specialty IPOs fit that niche very well and there is strong underpinning demand for these deals.

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