/tɹɛnd/
OriginFrom 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.
- An inclination in a particular direction.
“the trend of a coastline”
“the upward trend of stock-market prices”
“Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent,[…]. This trend will put additional strain not only on global energ”
- 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.”
“To stay on top of what's happening, a good photographer has to follow the trends by watching what's being done in fashion magazines.”
“But musical ancestry aside, the influence to which Bieber is most beholden is the current trends in pop music, which means Believe is loaded up with EDM accouterments, seeking a comfortable middle gro”
- A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
- 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.
- UK, dated, dialectal, uncountableClean wool.
- intransitiveTo have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
“The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.”
“Huntsman starts out with a vision of Theron that’s specific, unique, and weighted in character, but it trends throughout toward generic fantasy tropes and black-and-white morality, and climaxes in a t”
- transitiveTo 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, […]”
- informal, intransitiveTo be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.
“What topics have been trending on social networks this week?”
“"Puppy Bowl" was even a trending sports topic on Facebook.”
“The hashtag #RepublicofThailand trended on Twitter in Thailand on Friday after parliament voted to push back the question of changing the constitution as protesters have demanded.”
- To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).
- A surname.
- A town in Vesthimmerland Municipality, North Jutland, Denmark.
Formstrends(plural) · trends(present, singular, third-person) · trending(participle, present) · trended(participle, past) · trended(past)