Definitions for trend
trɛndtrend

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. trendnoun

   An inclination in a particular direction

   The trend of stock-market prices is generally upwards.

   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.

2. trendnoun

   A tendency

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

   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.

3. trendnoun

   A fad or fashion style

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

   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.

4. trendnoun

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

   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.

5. trendverb

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

   The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

   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.

6. trendverb

   To cause to turn; to bend.

   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.

Webster Dictionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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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   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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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. Peter Ueda:

   Sexual inexperience has become a national concern in Japan, but previous reports did not examine the trend across different age groups and socioeconomic backgrounds.

2. Spencer Little:

   That gap is closing quite quickly, and we're expecting that trend to continue to be driven by the smaller, compact SUVs, they're more versatile - families love them. Their price is lower, they're smaller than the larger SUV models but still roomy.

3. Chief Executive Bracken Darrell:

   Gaming is on a secular growth run, we are at the same stage with the e-sports - we are only at the beginning of this trend now.

4. Heinrich Oberreuter:

   This is in no way just a protest vote or a hoovering-up of Social Democrat (SPD) votes, it's a longer-term trend, the advantage for the Greens is they own the issue of climate change which is a long-term problem.

5. Endicott Peabody:

   Remember! Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights - then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward. The great fact to remember is that the trend of civilization itself is forever upward, that a line drawn through the middle of the peaks and the valleys of the centuries always has an upward trend.

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