Trend Meaning
/tɹɛnd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn inclination in a particular direction.
nounA tendency.
Sentence Examples
This has been the trend for the past twenty years.
The XYZ Almanacs from 1950 to 1970 were studied to discover the trend.
Falling birth rates may reverse the trend towards early retirement.
CEFR Practice Quiz
This year, the latest fashion ____ among teenagers is wearing bright colors.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is a recent and growing ____ among young people to prefer sustainable and eco-friendly products for their homes today.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent,[…]. This trend will put additional strain not only on global energy resources but also on the environmental prospects of a warming planet."
— 2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:
"To stay on top of what's happening, a good photographer has to follow the trends by watching what's being done in fashion magazines."
— 2006, Michael Grecco, Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait, Amphoto Books, →ISBN, page 114:
"But musical ancestry aside, the influence to which Bieber is most beholden is the current trends in pop music, which means Believe is loaded up with EDM accouterments, seeking a comfortable middle ground where Bieber’s impressively refined pop-R&B croon can rub up on techno blasts and garish dubstep drops (and occasionally grind on some AutoTune, not necessarily because it needs it, but because a certain amount of robo-voice is expected these days)."
— 2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The Onion AV Club:
"Huntsman starts out with a vision of Theron that’s specific, unique, and weighted in character, but it trends throughout toward generic fantasy tropes and black-and-white morality, and climaxes in a thoroughly familiar face-off."
— 2012 May 31, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Review: Snow White And The Huntsman”, in AV Club:
"Not farre beneath i' the Valley as ſhe trends / Her ſiluer ſtreame, ſome VVood-nymphs and her friends / That follovv'd to her aide, beholding hovv / The Brooke came gliding, […]"
— 1616, William Browne, “The Fourth Song”, in Britannia’s Pastorals. The Second Booke, London: […] Thomas Snodham for George Norton, […], →OCLC, page 110:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
This year, the latest fashion ____ among teenagers is wearing bright colors.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is a recent and growing ____ among young people to prefer sustainable and eco-friendly products for their homes today.