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trend

The correct spelling is trend.

How to pronounce trend

/tɹɛnd/
noun

IPA: /tɹɛnd/

Say it like: Tre-nd

The correct spelling is trend. An inclination in a particular direction. For example: "the trend of a coastline"

Usage Examples

the trend of a coastline

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

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An inclination in a particular direction.
  2. 2.A tendency.
  3. 3.A fad or fashion style.
  4. 4.A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
  5. 5.The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.

verb

  1. 1.To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
  2. 2.To cause to turn; to bend.
  3. 3.To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.
  4. 4.To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).

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