TREND
What does "TREND" mean?
A general direction in which something is developing or changing.
Meanings
- A prevailing tendency or direction of change over time. The data shows a clear upward trend in global temperatures.
- A current fashion or popular style. Baggy jeans came back as a trend just as everyone had thrown theirs out.
- A topic gaining sudden popularity on social media. The dance became a trend overnight and then vanished by Friday. informal
- To move or develop in a general direction; to become popular online. Her offhand tweet started trending within the hour.
Word origin
From Old English 'trendan', to turn or roll; the modern sense of a general drift or tendency emerged in the 18th-19th centuries.
Remember it
A TREND tells you which way things BEND - both share the 'end' sound and the idea of a turning curve.
A little poem
The crowd all leans the way the moment blew;
the line points on, indifferent who's new.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why don't statisticians chase fashion? They only trust a trend with a long enough line.
What it teaches
A trend tells you where the crowd is going, never whether you should follow.
Quick facts
What does TREND mean?
A general direction in which something is developing or changing.
Is TREND a valid word?
Yes — TREND is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TREND?
TREND has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does TREND come from?
From Old English 'trendan', to turn or roll; the modern sense of a general drift or tendency emerged in the 18th-19th centuries.
What can TREND teach us?
A trend tells you where the crowd is going, never whether you should follow.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.