Trend - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |trend|  American pronunciation of the word trend
Brit.  |trend|  British pronunciation of the word trend

noun

- a general direction in which something tends to move (syn: tendency)
the trend of the stock market
- general line of orientation (syn: course)
the northeastern trend of the coast
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion) (syn: drift, movement)
not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book
- the popular taste at a given time (syn: style, vogue)
he followed current trends

verb

- turn sharply; change direction abruptly (syn: curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, veer)

Extra examples

Digital technology is the latest trend in television.

There is a disturbing trend toward obesity in children.

The railroad trended to the right.

The discussion trended away from theology in the direction of politics.

Events trend towards a reconciliation.

Lately there has been a trend towards hiring younger, cheaper employees.

The current trend is towards more part-time employment.

A disturbing trend is that victims of violence are getting younger.

The growing trend is for single mothers to bring up children by themselves.

Even so, the underlying trend is positive.

Successive presidents have tried to reverse this trend, but without success.

A survey of recent corporate layoffs reveals a new trend in business management.

Can anything reverse the trend toward higher prices?

...bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years...

Sales continued their downward trend.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: trend
he/she/it: trends
present participle: trending
past tense: trended
past participle: trended
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