noun · neutral
trend
/trɛnd/TREND
Band 5-6speakingtask1task2
a general direction in which something is changing over time
Examples
“There is a clear trend towards renewable energy.”
“Sales show a downward trend this quarter.”
“The trend of urban migration has accelerated in recent years.”
Band 8 sentence
“Longitudinal data indicate an accelerating trend in coastal erosion that policymakers must urgently address.”
Collocations
- upward trend
- downward trend
- show a trend
Word family
trends noun pluraltrending verb/adjtrendsetter noun
Common mistakes
trend = fashion only→trend có thể là xu hướng khoa học/xã hội, không chỉ 'mốt'
'There have been a trend'→'There has been a trend' or 'Trends have been observed'
Say it for a higher band
5change→6tendency→7+trend
Synonyms
pattern
tendency
Easily confused
tendency
“Over the last decade there has been a trend toward smaller households.”
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