trend
/tɹɛnd/
trend noun: an inclination in a particular direction.
Noun (1)
trend (plural trends)
- An inclination in a particular direction.
- Her trend is to dump boyfriends when it gets serious.
- the upward trend of stock-market prices
- 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.2006, Michael Grecco, Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait, Amphoto Books, →ISBN, page 114
- 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.
- Synonym of street takeover
- Synonyms:
- street takeover
Verb (1)
trend (third-person singular simple present trends, present participle trending, simple past and past participle trended)
- To 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 thoroughly familiar face-off.2012 May 31, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Review: Snow White And The Huntsman”, in AV Club
- 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, […]1616, William Browne, “The Fourth Song”, in Britannia’s Pastorals. The Second Booke, London: […] Thomas Snodham for George Norton, […], →OCLC, page 110
- To 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.2016 February 3, Voice of America, “Trending Today: Puppy Bowl”, in Voice of America, Voice of America
Noun (2)
trend (uncountable)
Verb (2)
trend (third-person singular simple present trends, present participle trending, simple past and past participle trended)
Proper noun capitalized: Trend
Trend
trend meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
trend in Hindi
- inclination in a direction
- प्रवृत्ति pravŕtti, झुकाव jhukāv, उपनति upanti
trend in Tamil
- போக்கு, செல்திசை
trend in Marathi
- प्रवृत्तीला
trend in Urdu
- جھکاؤ, میلان, رجحان, مڑنا
More languagesFewer languages
- trend in Bengali
- প্রবণতা, হাত্তয়া, ফেরা, বাঁকা
- trend in Telugu
- పోకడ pōkaḍa, ధోరణి dhōraṇi
- trend in Malayalam
- ചരിയുക, ലക്ഷ്യമാക്കുക, ആഭിമുഖ്യം കൊള്ളുക, പോക്ക്
- trend in Kannada
- ಒಲವು, ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿ, ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆ ಗತಿ, ದಿಕ್ಕು
- trend in Gujarati
- ટ્રેન્ડ
- trend in Odia
- ଧାରା, ଟ୍ରେଣ୍ଡ, ପ୍ରବଣତା
- trend in Nepali
- प्रवृत्ति, प्रवृत्ती, ट्रेन्ड
- trend in Arabic
- رَائِج rāʔij, مُتَدَاوَل mutadāwal, يَرُوج yarūj, يُتَدَاوَل yutadāwal
- trend in Malay
- sohor kini
- trend in Persian
- گرایش gerâyeš
- trend in Thai
- แนว nɛɛo, แนวโน้ม nɛɛo-nóom
- trend in Vietnamese
- trào lưu, nổi, thịnh hành
Examples of trend in a sentence
- This trend will put additional strain not only on global energy resources but also on the environmental prospects of a warming planet.2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:
- 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.2020 September 25, Reuters Staff, “Thai republican hashtag trends after constitution change delayed”, in Reuters, Reuters, retrieved 25 Sep...
- “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad” premiered during its run; twist-heavy serials like “Scandal” and “Game of Thrones” delivered the kind of OMG moments that got them trending regularly.2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times:
Synonyms of trend
Forms of trend
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | trends |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | trends |
| present participle | trending |
| past participle | trended |
| past | trended |
Origin of trend
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.
Compare German trennen (“to separate”).
Words formed from trend
- antitrend
- buck the trend
- cephalocaudal trend
- countertrend
- detrend
- downtrend
- gigatrend
- macrotrend
- megatrend
- microtrend
- minitrend
- on trend
- subtrend
- trendbait
- trend-busting
- trendify
- trendite
- trendle
- trendless
- trendlet
- trend line
- trendoid
- trend piece
- trendsetter
- trendsetting
- trendspotter
- trendspotting
- trendwatcher
- trendwhore
- trickle-up trend
- uptrend
- betrend
- trendy
Phrases with trend
Words that rhyme with trend
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- spend
- suspend
- ascend
- offend
- pretend
- unbend
- commend
- tend
- amend
- contend
- depend
- lend
- distend
- impend
- recommend
- rend
- shend
- subtend
- tight end
- upend
- wend
- append
- befriend
- blend
- pend
- resend
- transcend
- abend
- comprehend
- entend
- fend
- obtend
- perpend
- portend
- unfriend
- vend
- weekend
- when'd
- blende
- defriend
- disrecommend
- emend
- expend
- forfend
- forspend
- freakend
- genetic dead end
- heaven forfend
Questions about trend
- What does trend mean?
- Trend means an inclination in a particular direction.
- What is trend in Hindi?
- Trend in Hindi is प्रवृत्ति (pravŕtti), झुकाव (jhukāv), उपनति (upanti). See Trend meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use trend in a sentence?
- This trend will put additional strain not only on global energy resources but also on the environmental prospects of a warming planet.
- What part of speech is trend?
- Trend can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce trend?
- Trend is pronounced /tɹɛnd/.
- What is the plural of trend?
- The plural of trend is trends.
Words near trend in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: trend (page history and authors); Trend (page history and authors); trend (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); trend (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); trend (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); trend (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); trend (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); trend (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); trend (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); trend (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); trend (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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