trend

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A general direction in which something is changing or developing.

   There is a growing trend towards working from home.

2. 2
   noun

   A current fashion or popular style.

   Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1960s.

3. 3
   verb

   To be popular or widely talked about at a particular moment, especially online.

   The video was trending on social media all week.

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.

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