What does trend mean?
Trend means An inclination in a particular direction..
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/tɹɛnd/ · noun
An inclination in a particular direction..
the trend of a coastline
the upward trend of stock-market prices
Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent,[…]. This trend will put additional strain not only on global energy resources but also on the environmental prospects of a warming planet.
There is a trend, these days, for people in films not to smoke.
Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1960s.
To stay on top of what's happening, a good photographer has to follow the trends by watching what's being done in fashion magazines.
But musical ancestry aside, the influence to which Bieber is most beholden is the current trends in pop music, which means Believe is loaded up with EDM accouterments, seeking a comfortable middle ground where Bieber’s impressively refined pop-R&B croon can rub up on techno blasts and garish dubstep drops (and occasionally grind on some AutoTune, not necessarily because it needs it, but because a certain amount of robo-voice is expected these days).
The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.
Use trend when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Trend means An inclination in a particular direction..
Common synonyms include slew, drift, slue, curve.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
the trend of a coastline
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