trend

Meaning

Noun

1. An inclination in a particular direction.
2. A tendency.
3. A fad or fashion style.
4. A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
5. 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.
6. The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
2. (transitive) To cause to turn; to bend.
3. (informal, intransitive) To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.

Verb

To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).

Synonyms

tendency

inclination

vogue

direction

movement

fashion

current

style

drift

bias

fad

course

deviation

tend

orientation

tide

bent

sheer

way

incline

verge

proclivity

propensity

disposition

bearing

curve

tone

time

⌚

veer

swerve

strain

cut

slant

slew

craze

slue

exposure

drive

conjugate

doctrine

condition

dispositions

change

disposal

key

🔑

inflect

directivity

careen

knack

aptness

Translations

tendance

Trend

Tendenz

tendencia

tendência

tendenza

tendència

τάση

trend

richting

stroming

tendens

neiging

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹɛnd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: trenden

Inherited from Old English: trendan

Cognate with Dutch: trent

Cognate with Old English: trinde

Cognate with Old English: tryndel

Cognate with German: trennen

In summary

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.