(ש"ע) מגמה, נטייה

(פ') לנטות, להשתרע

n. tendency, course, bearing; fashion, mode

v. slope, incline towards, stretch; have a tendency for; veer in a certain direction

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Noun
1. a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"
(synonym) tendency
(hypernym) direction, way
2. general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"
(synonym) course
(hypernym) direction, way
(derivation) swerve, sheer, curve, veer, slue, slew, cut
3. a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
(synonym) drift, movement
(hypernym) inclination, disposition, tendency
(hyponym) evolutionary trend
4. the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"
(synonym) vogue, style
(hypernym) taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
(hyponym) New Look

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Verb
1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
(synonym) swerve, sheer, curve, veer, slue, slew, cut
(hypernym) turn
(hyponym) peel off
(derivation) course

nm. trend, tendency, fashion, mode

n. trend