Trend definition
The river's southern trend.
The prevailing wind trends northeast.
An example of trend is a northern moving coastline.
An example of trend is the style of bell bottom jeans.
A warming trend.
The river trends northward.
An example of trend is for a plain to stretch westward across a state.
An example of trend is when the number of murders in a city reduce downward.
What topics have been trending on social networks this week?
The magazine's circulation is trending downward.
The latest trend in fashion.
The trend of a coastline; the upward trend of stock-market prices.
Origin of trend
- From Middle English trenden to revolve from Old English trendan
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English trenden "to roll about, turn, revolve", from Old English trendan "to roll about, turn, revolve" from Proto-Germanic *trandijanÄ… (“to revolve"). Akin to Old English trinde "ball", Old English tryndel "circle, ring". More at trindle, trundle.
From Wiktionary
- Compare German trennen (“to separate").
From Wiktionary