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trend¹
- /tɹɛnd/
Rhymes with -ɛnd
Where it comes from
From Middle English trenden (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Old English trendan (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *trandijan (“to turn, roll, revolve”), apparently derived from a strong verb Proto-West Germanic *trindan. Cognate with Dutch trent (“circumference”). Akin to Old English trinde (“ball”), Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”). More at trindle, trundle.
noun trends
- An inclination in a particular direction. Her trend is to dump boyfriends when it gets serious.
- A tendency. There is a trend, these days, for people in films not to smoke.
- A fad or fashion style. Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1960s.
- An innovation, or a development of innovations. New trends in AI research are resulting in new opportunities.
- A general development over distance. The trend of the boundary goes around the mountains.
- A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points; the shift over time represented by such a curve on a graph.
- The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.
- The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
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Synonym of street takeover
Similar: street takeover
verb trends · trending · trended
- To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend. The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.
- To cause to turn; to bend. Not farre beneath i' the Valley as ſhe trends / Her ſiluer ſtreame, ſome VVood-nymphs and her friends / That follovv'd to her aide, beholding hovv / The Brooke came gliding, […]
- To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting. What topics have been trending on social networks this week?
trend²
- /tɹɛnd/
Rhymes with -ɛnd
Where it comes from
Compare German trennen (“to separate”).
noun
- Clean wool.
verb trends · trending · trended
- To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).
Trend³
proper noun
- A surname.
- A town in Vesthimmerland Municipality, North Jutland, Denmark.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tendency, vogue, course, curve, slue, swerve, slew, style, cut, drift, sheer, veer, attitude, power, posture, increase
Translations
Every language
noun inclination in a direction
| Español | tendencia, tónica, corriente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경향 gyeonghyang, 추세 chuse, 트렌드 teurendeu |
| 日本語 | 傾向 keikō, トレンド torendo, 趨勢 sūsei |
| 中文 | 趨勢 /趋势 qūshì |
| हिन्दी | प्रवृत्ति pravŕtti, झुकाव jhukāv, उपनति upanti |
| Kiswahili | mwelekeo mkuu |
| Português | tendência |
| Français | penchant, tendance |
| Deutsch | Trend, Tendenz, Neigung |
| Italiano | tendenza |
| Ελληνικά | τάση tási, ροπή ropí |
| Română | tendință |
| Русский | тенде́нция tɛndɛ́ncija, тренд trɛnd, направле́ние napravlénije |
| עברית | נְטִיָּה, מְגַמָּה |
noun a fad
| Español | moda |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유행 yuhaeng |
| 日本語 | トレンド torendo |
| 中文 | 潮流 cháoliú |
| Português | moda, modinha |
| Français | tendance |
| Deutsch | Trend |
| Italiano | tendenza, moda |
| Română | trend, tendință |
| Русский | тренд trɛnd, мо́да móda |
| Tiếng Việt | trào lưu |
| العربية | رَائِج rāʔij, مُتَدَاوَل mutadāwal |
| עברית | אופנה \ אׇפְנָה ofná, טְרֶנְד trend |
verb To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend
| Português | tender |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verlaufen, erstrecken, streben, neigen |
| Italiano | tendere |
verb To cause to turn; to bend
| Deutsch | wenden |
|---|
verb to be the subject of a trend
| Español | estar de moda, estar a la última, estar/ser canchero/trendy, estilarse, llevarse, ser de ahora |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | trenden, bewegen, beschäftigen, angesagt sein, en vogue sein, populär sein |
| Tiếng Việt | nổi, thịnh hành |
| العربية | يَرُوج yarūj, يُتَدَاوَل yutadāwal |
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title = {trend},
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