trend
An inclination in a particular direction.
Example
“the trend of a coastline”
Other meanings
A fad or fashion style.
“Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1960s.”
A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
Synonyms
- tendency
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "trendan" (to roll about, turn, revolve).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “trend” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.