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Added 9 October 2026

trend

/tɹɛnd/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about trend at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A general direction in which something tends to move.
the shoreward tendency of the current
General line of orientation.
the river takes a southern course
A general tendency to change (as of opinion).
not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book

verb

Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.
The car cut to the left at the intersection

Origin

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.

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