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trend

Main Entry:: ¹trend
Pronunciation:: \ˈtrend\
Function:: intransitive verb
Etymology:: Middle English, to turn, revolve, from Old English trendan; akin to Middle High German trendel disk, spinning top
Date:: 1598

1 a: to extend in a general direction : follow a general course <mountain ranges trending north and south> b: to veer in a new direction : bend <a coastline that trends westward>2 a: to show a tendency : incline <prices trending upward> b: to become deflected : shift <opinions trending toward conservatism>

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