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trend

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–noun
1. the general course or prevailing tendency; drift: trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events.
2. style; vogue: the new trend in women's apparel.
3. the general direction followed by a road, river, coastline, or the like.
–verb (used without object)
4. to have a general tendency, as events, conditions, etc.
5. to tend to take a particular direction; extend in some direction indicated.
6. to veer or turn off in a specified direction, as a river, mountain range, etc.: The river trends toward the southeast.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME trenden to turn, roll, OE trendan; akin to OE trinde ball, D trent circumference, Sw trind round. See trindle, trundle

Synonyms:
1. See tendency. 5. stretch, run, incline.
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trend   (trěnd)   
n.  
  1. The general direction in which something tends to move.
  2. A general tendency or inclination. See Synonyms at tendency.
  3. Current style; vogue: the latest trend in fashion.
intr.v.   trend·ed, trend·ing, trends
  1. To extend, incline, or veer in a specified direction: The prevailing wind trends east-northeast.
  2. To show a general tendency; tend: "The gender gap was trending down" (James J. Kilpatrick).

[From Middle English trenden, to revolve, from Old English trendan.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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