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Word: Trend
Speech Type: Noun
Old English trendan ‘revolve, rotate’, of Germanic origin; compare with trundle. The verb sense ‘turn in a specified direction’ dates from the late 16th century, and gave rise to the figurative use ‘develop in a general direction’ in the mid 19th century, a development paralleled in the noun
trɛnd
a general direction in which something is developing or changing
Short Definition:general direction in which something is developing or changing
Examples:- an upward trend in sales and profit margins
a fashion
Short Definition:fashion
Examples:- the latest trends in modern dance
a topic that is the subject of many posts on a social media site or application within a short period of time
Short Definition:topic that is subject of many social media posts in short period
Examples:- for more than 20 days in a row, most of the top Twitter trends were Olympics-related
Word: Trend
Speech Type: Verb
trɛnd
change or develop in a general direction
Short Definition:change or develop in general direction
Examples:- unemployment has been trending upwards
(of a topic) be the subject of many posts on a social media site or application within a short period of time
Short Definition:(of topic) be popular on social media
Examples:- I've just taken a quick look at what's trending on Twitter right now
- I'd noticed that this meme was trending on Facebook, so I created my own version
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