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trend

Syllabification: (trend)

Pronunciation: /trend/

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Definition of trend

noun

a general direction in which something is developing or changing:an upward trend in sales and profit margins
a fashion:the latest trends in modern dance

verb

[no object]

1change or develop in a general direction:unemployment has been trending upward
(be trending) (of a topic) be or be becoming popular on a news or social media website:a certain rehab regular is trending once again (as adjective trending)today’s top trending topics

2(especially of geographical features) bend or turn away in a specified direction:the Richelieu River trends northward to Lake Champlain

Origin:

Old English trendan 'revolve, rotate', of Germanic origin; compare with trundle. The verb sense 'turn in a specified direction' dates from the late 16th century and gave rise to the figurative use 'assume a general tendency' in the mid 19th century, a development paralleled in the noun

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