trend

IPA: trˈɛnd

An inclination in a particular direction.
A tendency.
A fad or fashion style.
(mathematics) A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
(nautical) The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.
(nautical) The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
(UK, dialect, dated) Clean wool.
A surname.
A town in Vesthimmerland Municipality, North Jutland, Denmark.

(intransitive) To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
(transitive) To cause to turn; to bend.
(social media, intransitive, informal) To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.
To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).

Examples of "trend" in Sentences

Superimposed over this long term trend is short term variability.
It made the financial crisis much worse, and the trend is accelerating.
To conclude I say that the trend is actually reversed and the projections in the studies are wrong.
US Mftg output versus trend: ____ Above trend___ ___ Below trend ___ Not just a dollar issue or Monthly direction Increasing Declining Increasing Declining of output: speculation
The long-run trend is for Asian incomes to grow much faster than American incomes and this trend has been accelerating in recent years - causing the Asian savings pool to grow much faster than even American consumers desire to borrow - which has put downward pressure on interest rates.
Perhaps the starkest illustration of this trend is the unwillingness of Congress and the courts to allow servicewomen who are sexually assaulted to sue their employers in federal court under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Despite ongoing calls for reform, commanders still retain full disciplinary discretion in such cases, effectively treating punishment for assault as a personnel decision instead of a legal matter.