AWL Sublist 5 · Academic Word

trend

/trend/ Syllables: trend

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Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

A general direction of change or development over time.

Synonyms

pattern tendency direction

Antonyms

anomaly reversal

Translations

trend in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

اتجاه، صيحة

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

الطريقة التي تتطور بها الأشياء أو تتغير بشكل عام، مثل صيحات الموضة.

Easy Explanation

A trend is a general direction of change over time. Enrollment trends appear in annual reports and in graphs used in statistical analysis.

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Memory TipTrend suggests bending or turning — the line data follows over time.

Contextual Examples

The report highlights a downward trend in humanities enrollment over the past fifteen academic years.

Statisticians test whether an observed trend persists after controlling for seasonal variation in the series.

Bibliometric analysis reveals a trend toward interdisciplinary citations in climate science journal articles.

Word Families & Pronunciation

PART OF SPEECH	FORM
noun	trends
adjective	trending