trend — *tendency, drift, tenor Analogous words: movement, *motion, move: inclination, disposition, predisposition (see corresponding verbs at INCLINE): progression, *progress … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tendency — tendency, trend, drift, tenor can mean a movement or course having a particular direction and character or the direction and character which such a movement or course takes. Tendency usually implies an inherent or acquired inclination in a person … New Dictionary of Synonyms
trend — W2S2 [trend] n [: Old English; Origin: trendan to turn, go around ] 1.) a general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developing trend towards ▪ Lately there has been a trend towards hiring younger, cheaper employees. trend in ▪ recent … Dictionary of contemporary English
trend — /trend/, n. 1. the general course or prevailing tendency; drift: trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events. 2. style; vogue: the new trend in women s apparel. 3. the general direction followed by a road, river, coastline,… … Universalium
tendency — [ten′dən sē] n. pl. tendencies [ML tendentia < L tendens, prp. of tendere, to TEND2] 1. an inclination to move or act in a particular direction or way; constant disposition to some action or state; leaning; bias; propensity; bent 2. a course… … English World dictionary
trend — [trend] vi. [ME trenden, to roll < OE trendan, to turn, roll, akin to trinde, round lump < IE base * der , to split off (> TEAR1): prob. basic sense “split off piece of a tree trunk, as a disk or wheel”] 1. to extend, turn, incline, bend … English World dictionary
tendency — [n1] inclination to think or do in a certain way addiction, affection, bent*, bias, current, custom, disposition, drift, habit, impulse, inclining, leaning, liability, mind, mindset*, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity … New thesaurus
trend — /trend/ noun (C) 1 a general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developing (+ in): recent trends in education (+ towards): The current trend is towards more part time employment. | reverse a trend (=make a trend go in the opposite… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Trend — Trend, n. Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general direction; as, the trend of a coast. [1913 Webster] {Trend of an anchor}. (Naut.) (a) The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trend of an anchor — Trend Trend, n. Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general direction; as, the trend of a coast. [1913 Webster] {Trend of an anchor}. (Naut.) (a) The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
