trend

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

   not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book

2. 2
   noun

   An inclination in a particular direction.

   the trend of a coastline

3. 3
   noun

   A tendency.

   There is a trend, these days, for people in films not to smoke.

4. 4
   noun

   A fad or fashion style.

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

5. 5
   verb

   To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.

   The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

6. 6
   verb

   To cause to turn; to bend.

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7. 7
   verb

   To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.

   What topics have been trending on social networks this week?

8. 8
   noun

   the popular taste at a given time

Etymology

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.