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   trend

   /trɛnd/

   noun

   • 1. a general direction in which something is developing or changing: "an upward trend in sales and profit margins" Similar tendencymovementdriftswingshiftcoursecurrentrundirectioninclinationleaningbiasbent
   • 2. a fashion: "the latest trends in modern dance" Similar fashionvoguestylemodecrazemaniarageinformal:fadthing
   • 3. a topic that is the subject of many posts on a social media website or application within a short period of time: "for more than 20 days in a row, most of the top Twitter trends were Olympics-related"

   verb

   • 1. change or develop in a general direction: "unemployment has been trending upwards"
   • ▪ (especially of a geographical feature) bend or turn away in a specified direction: "the Richelieu River trending southward to Lake Champlain"
   • 2. (of a topic) be the subject of many posts on a social media website or application within a short period of time: "I've just taken a quick look at what's trending on Twitter right now"

   Word Origin Old Englishtrendan ‘revolve, rotate’, of Germanic origin; compare with trundle. The verb sense ‘turn in a specified direction’ dates from the late 16th century, and gave rise to the figurative use ‘develop in a general direction’ in the mid 19th century, a development paralleled in the noun.

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   What does trend mean?

   • tendency, trend, drift, tenor, current mean movement in a particular direction. tendency implies an inclination sometimes amounting to an impelling force. trend applies to the general direction maintained by a winding or irregular course. or it may apply to an underlying or obscure trend of meaning or discourse.

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   What does Tendência mean?

   • tendência, tendência [feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! TREND definition: 1. a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving: 2. a new…. Learn more.

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   What is a trend in fashion?

   • A trend is what's hip or popular at a certain point in time. While a trend usually refers to a certain style in fashion or entertainment, there could be a trend toward warmer temperatures (if people are following trends associated with global warming). A trend simply reflects what seems to be going around at any given time.

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   What does it mean to set a trend?

   • A trend is a change or development towards something new or different. This is a growing trend. ...the downward trend in gasoline prices. To set a trend means to do something that becomes accepted or fashionable, and that a lot of other people copy. The record has already proved a success and may well start a trend.

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   How do you use trend in a sentence?

   • These are words often used in combination with trend. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. This year the situation has been made doubly difficult by the adverse trend of world markets. This has given way to continuous cropping, an alarming trend with an obvious threat to sustainability2.

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   What are the different types of trends?

   • Other forms: trends; trending; trended A trend is what's hip or popular at a certain point in time. While a trend usually refers to a certain style in fashion or entertainment, there could be a trend toward warmer temperatures (if people are following trends associated with global warming).

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   The meaning of TREND is a prevailing tendency or inclination : drift. How to use trend in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Trend.

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   noun. the general course or prevailing tendency; drift: trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events. style or vogue: the new trend in women's apparel. the general direction followed by a road, river, coastline, or the like.

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   a general development or change in a situation: There's a trend towards more locally produced television programmes. I'm not familiar with the latest trends in teaching methodology. Fewer examples. The figures show an upward trend in sales. A nationwide trend towards suburban living began in the 1950s.

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