English noun: trend | |||
1. | trend (location) a general direction in which something tends to move | ||
Samples | The shoreward tendency of the current. The trend of the stock market. | ||
Synonyms | tendency | ||
Broader (hypernym) | direction, way | ||
2. | trend (location) general line of orientation | ||
Samples | The river takes a southern course. The northeastern trend of the coast. | ||
Synonyms | course | ||
Broader (hypernym) | direction, way | ||
3. | trend (cognition) a general tendency to change (as of opinion) | ||
Samples | Not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book. A broad movement of the electorate to the right. | ||
Synonyms | drift, movement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disposition, inclination, tendency | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | evolutionary trend, gravitation | ||
4. | trend (cognition) the popular taste at a given time | ||
Samples | Leather is the latest vogue. He followed current trends. The 1920s had a style of their own. | ||
Synonyms | style, vogue | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness, taste | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bandwagon, fashion, New Look | ||
English verb: trend | |||
1. | trend (motion) turn sharply; change direction abruptly | ||
Samples | The car cut to the left at the intersection. The motorbike veered to the right. | ||
Synonyms | curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, veer | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | peel off, yaw | ||