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counter-trend

count·er-trend
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-ter trend]
    • /ˈkaʊn tər trɛnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-ter trend]
    • /ˈkaʊn tər trɛnd/

Definitions of counter-trend word

  • noun counter-trend the general course or prevailing tendency; drift: trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events. 1
  • noun counter-trend style or vogue: the new trend in women's apparel. 1
  • noun counter-trend the general direction followed by a road, river, coastline, or the like. 1
  • verb without object counter-trend to have a general tendency, as events, conditions, etc. 1
  • verb without object counter-trend to tend to take a particular direction; extend in some direction indicated. 1
  • verb without object counter-trend to emerge as a popular trend; be currently popular: words that have trended this year. 1
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Origin of counter-trend

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English trenden “to turn, roll,” Old English trendan; akin to Old English trinde “ball,” Dutch trent “circumference,” Swedish trind “round.” See trindle, trundle

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Parts of speech for Counter-trend

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Counter-trend

counter-trend popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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