- a general direction in which a situation is changing or developing
- social/economic/political/demographic trends
- fashion/market trends
- trend towards something There is a growing trend towards later retirement.
- trend in something The article discusses current trends in language teaching
- This downward trend in sales is likely to continue.
- There has been an upward trend in the number of accidents reported.
- Predicting long-term trends in consumer behaviour is more difficult.
- trend for something A trend for romance and nostalgia has emerged.
- trend for somebody/something to do something There is an increasing trend for students to live at home.
- You seem to have set (= started) a new trend.
- This trend is being reversed (= is going in the opposite direction).
- One region is attempting to buck (= oppose or resist) the trend of economic decline.
- Inflation continued its downward trend last month.
- Regional growth figures are following the national trend.
- The number of visitors to the city is showing an upward trend.
- The underlying trend of inflation is still upwards.
- If this trend continues, the species could soon become extinct.
- on trend Linen is on trend (= fashionable) again this summer.
Language Bank fallfallDescribing a decrease- Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year.
- Car crime fell by about a quarter over a 12-month period.
- The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 1 013 to 780, a fall of 26 per cent.
- According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26 per cent down on the previous year.
- There was an 11 per cent drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 971 to 1 737.
- These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards.
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb1, Moneyb1- I can see a worrying trend in these results.
- In the 1960s, Britain set the fashion trends.
- The increase in crime in London was just part of a wider trend.
- The latest figures show a clear growth trend in the service sector.
- We are following the American trend towards more flexible working conditions.
- a trend away from narrow specialization
- Trends suggest that the car is becoming increasingly popular.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- consistent
- steady
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- begin
- create
- set
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- develop
- emerge
- continue
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- on trend
- trend away from
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Word OriginOld English trendan ‘revolve, rotate’, of Germanic origin; compare with trundle. The verb sense ‘turn in a specified direction’ dates from the late 16th cent, and gave rise to the figurative use ‘develop in a general direction’ in the mid 19th cent., a development paralleled in the noun.Want to learn more?
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