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Definition of Trend
1. Verb. Turn sharply; change direction abruptly. "The motorbike veered to the right"
Generic synonyms: Turn
Specialized synonyms: Peel Off, Yaw
Derivative terms: Curve, Curve, Swerve, Swerve, Swerving, Veering
2. Noun. A general direction in which something tends to move. "The trend of the stock market"
3. Noun. General line of orientation. "The northeastern trend of the coast"
4. Noun. A general tendency to change (as of opinion). "A broad movement of the electorate to the right"
Generic synonyms: Disposition, Inclination, Tendency
Specialized synonyms: Evolutionary Trend, Gravitation
Derivative terms: Drift, Drive
5. Noun. The popular taste at a given time. "The 1920s had a style of their own"
Generic synonyms: Appreciation, Discernment, Perceptiveness, Taste
Specialized synonyms: New Look, Fashion, Bandwagon
Derivative terms: Stylist, Stylize, Trendy
Definition of Trend
1. v. i. To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest.
2. v. t. To cause to turn; to bend.
3. n. Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general direction; as, the trend of a coast.
4. v. t. To cleanse, as wool.
5. n. Clean wool.
Definition of Trend
1. Noun. An inclination in a particular direction ¹
2. Noun. A tendency ¹
3. Noun. A fad or fashion style ¹
4. Noun. (mathematics) A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To cause to turn; to bend. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trend
1. to take a particular course [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trend
Literary usage of Trend
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. World-power and Evolution by Ellsworth. Huntington (1919)
"The secular trend is the progressive change arising from causes which act with
... Thus the secular trend of the production of pig iron in the United States ..."
2. The Journal of Home Economics by American Home Economics Association (1921)
"11 VISUALIZING YOUR FINANCIAL trend JOHN BOYNTON KAISER Public Library, Tacoma,
Washington The "movie" is our most universal application of the theory of ..."
3. Laws of Wages: An Essay in Statistical Economics by Henry Ludwell Moore (1911)
"The General trend of Wages. The third essential proposition in the productivity
theory of wages is that, other conditions remaining the same, ..."
4. Popular Science Monthly (1914)
"D. STATISTICIAN, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, NEW YORK THE trend of
American vitality could best be determined by comparing a series of life tables ..."
5. Measurements for Competitiveness in Electronics (1994)
"The 7.9 percent market share comes from the 7990 Disk/trend Report: Optical ...
The $0.9 billion figure come from Disk/trend, Inc., as quoted from its 7997 ..."
6. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"(x }i) There are many areas in The Census of 1910 is of particular value in
showing the recent trend of the industry, because the number of trees in bearing ..."
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