trend

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /trɛnd/

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Noun

Singular trend

Plural trends

1. A trend is a general movement or change in one direction.

   We expect the current upward trend in the use of our services to continue.

   There seems to be a new trend towards longer, looser clothing.

Verb

Plain form trend

Third-person singular trends

Past tense trended

Past participle trended

Present participle trending

1. (intransitive) If something trends in one direction, it generally moves or changes in that direction.

   While most fuel prices are trending higher, natural gas prices should go down in 2006.

Related words

• trendy