trend

UK: /ˈtrɛnd/ US: /trɛnd/ ,(trend)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

trend /trɛnd/   n. [countable]

1. the way or direction things tend to go;
   drift:
   the trend of current events.
2. style;
   vogue:
   the new trend in women's apparel.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

trend (trend),  n. 

1. the general course or prevailing tendency;
   drift:
   trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events.
2. style;
   vogue:
   the new trend in women's apparel.
3. the general direction followed by a road, river, coastline, or the like.

v.i. 

4. to have a general tendency, as events, conditions, etc.
5. to tend to take a particular direction;
   extend in some direction indicated.
6. to veer or turn off in a specified direction, as a river, mountain range, etc.:
   The river trends toward the southeast.

• bef. 1000; Middle English trenden to turn, roll, Old English trendan; akin to Old English trinde ball, Dutch trent circumference, Swedish trind round. See trindle, trundle

Synonyms

• 1. See tendency.
• 5. stretch, run, incline.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

trend / trɛnd/ noun

1. general tendency or direction
2. fashion; mode

verb (intransitive)

1. to take a certain trend

Etymology: Old English trendan to turn; related to Middle Low German trenden