Princeton's WordNet(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. tendency, trend(noun)

   a general direction in which something tends to move

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

2. course, trend(noun)

   general line of orientation

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

3. drift, trend, movement(noun)

   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, style(verb)

   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, cut(verb)

   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. trend(Noun)

   An inclination in a particular direction

   The trend of stock-market prices is generally upwards.

2. trend(Noun)

   A tendency

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

3. trend(Noun)

   A fad or fashion style

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

4. trend(Noun)

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

5. trend(Verb)

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

   The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

6. trend(Verb)

   To cause to turn; to bend.

Origin: 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. Trend(verb)

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

2. Trend(verb)

   to cause to turn; to bend

3. Trend(noun)

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

4. Trend(verb)

   to cleanse, as wool

5. Trend(noun)

   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.]

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

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

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Simon Juncker:

   This is more of a long-term trend.

2. Robert Pante:

   The trend these days is short suffering

3. Taku Sakamoto:

   It's a dangerous trend and we must watch.

4. Fabrice Bregier:

   It confirms the market trend is positive.

5. Rebecca Lee:

   I feel like this trend has just exploded.

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