different between aim vs trend

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e?m/
• Rhymes: -e?m

Etymology 1

From Middle English amen, aimen, eimen (“to guess at, to estimate, to aim”), borrowed from Old French esmer, aesmer, asmer, from Latin ad- plus aestimare (“to estimate”), the compound perhaps being originally formed in Medieval Latin (adaestimare), perhaps in Old French.

Noun

aim (plural aims)

1. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.

2. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
3. Intention or goal

   Synonyms: purpose, design, scheme

   • 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism

     There is no doubt at all that this is the future of machinery, and just as trees grow while the country gentleman is asleep, so while Humanity will be amusing itself, or enjoying cultivated leisure which, and not labour, is the aim of man - or making beautiful things, or reading beautiful things, or simply contemplating the world with admiration and delight, machinery will be doing all the necessary and unpleasant work.
4. The ability of someone to aim straight; one's faculty for being able to hit a physical target

5. (obsolete) Conjecture; guess.

Synonyms

• (intention): aspiration, design, end, ettle, intention, mint, object, purpose, scheme, scope, tendency; See also Thesaurus:goal or Thesaurus:intention

Derived terms

• aimless
• take aim

Translations

Verb

aim (third-person singular simple present aims, present participle aiming, simple past and past participle aimed)

1. (intransitive) To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it

2. (intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
3. (transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object

4. (transitive) To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group

5. (intransitive, obsolete) To guess or conjecture.

Usage notes

• Sense 2. This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Derived terms

• aim at
• ready, aim, fire!

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

aim

1. Initialism of America Online. AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.

Further reading

• aim in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• aim in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• AMI, I am, I'm a, I'm a', I'm'a, I'm-a, I'ma, IAM, Ima, Ima', MAI, MIA, Mai, Mia, i'm'a, i'ma, ima, mai, mia

Estonian

Etymology

Of Finnic origin. Cognate to Finnish aimottaa.

Noun

aim (genitive aimu, partitive aimu)

1. sense, idea of something, feeling

   Pole aimugi.

   I have no idea.

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??nd/
• Rhymes: -?nd

Etymology 1

From Middle English trenden "to roll about, turn, revolve", from Old English trendan "to roll about, turn, revolve" from Proto-Germanic *trandijan? (“to revolve”). Cognate with Dutch trent (“circumference”). Akin to Old English trinde "ball", Old English tryndel "circle, ring". More at trindle, trundle.

Noun

trend (plural trends)

1. An inclination in a particular direction.
2. A tendency.

3. A fad or fashion style.
4. (mathematics) A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
5. (nautical) The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.
6. (nautical) The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.

Derived terms

• downtrend
• uptrend

Translations

Verb

trend (third-person singular simple present trends, present participle trending, simple past and past participle trended)

1. (intransitive) To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
2. (transitive) To cause to turn; to bend.
   • 1613, William Browne, Britannia's Pastorals

     Not far beneath i' the valley as she trends / Her silver stream.

3. (Internet, intransitive, informal) To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.

Derived terms

• betrend
• trendy

Translations

Etymology 2

Compare German trennen (“to separate”).

Noun

trend (uncountable)

1. (Britain, dialect, dated) Clean wool.

Verb

trend (third-person singular simple present trends, present participle trending, simple past and past participle trended)

1. To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).

References

Anagrams

• entr'd

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English trend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tr?nt/
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

trend f (plural trends, diminutive trendje n)

1. trend, tendency

Derived terms

• groeitrend
• trendbreuk
• trendgroei
• trendlijn
• trendmatig
• trendy

Hungarian

Etymology

From English trend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?tr?nd]
• Rhymes: -?nd

Noun

trend

1. trend

Declension

References

Italian

Noun

trend m (invariable)

1. trend

   Synonym: tendenza

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English trend

Noun

trend m (definite singular trenden, indefinite plural trender, definite plural trendene)

1. a trend

Related terms

• tendens
• trendy

References

• “trend” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English trend

Noun

trend m (definite singular trenden, indefinite plural trendar, definite plural trendane)

1. a trend

Related terms

• tendens
• trendy

References

• “trend” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From English trend, from Middle English trenden (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Old English trendan (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Proto-Germanic *trandijan? (“to revolve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tr?nt/

Noun

trend m inan

1. trend (fad)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) trendowy

Related terms

• (adjective) trendy

Further reading

• trend in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• trend in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English trend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trênd/

Noun

tr?nd m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. trend

Declension

Swedish

Noun

trend c

1. a trend

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

From English trend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??nd/

Noun

trend (definite accusative trendi, plural trendler)

1. trend

Declension