noun / verb
trend
TREND/trend/
A prevailing direction of change.
The growing number of cyclists shows a trend toward bicycle commuting.
Etymology
Trendan’s sense of turning developed into the course or direction of a river or coastline. That physical direction became a figurative tendency in affairs and opinions, then a prevailing development in fashion or culture.
In context
you will see in here a general trend that hydro is in fact been declining of quite a long period of time and the other renewables coming up
More examples
- Recent sales figures reveal a downward trend.
- Housing prices are trending upward across the region.
- Researchers track long-term trends in ocean temperatures.
Forms
trend · trends · trended · trending
Similar words
- tendency
- Emphasizes a general inclination rather than a measurable direction.
- trajectory
- Emphasizes the course of change over time, often projected.