different between intent vs trend

English

Alternative forms

• entent (obsolete)

Etymology

Existing since Middle English entente, from Old French entent or entente, ultimately from Latin intentus. Modified later in spelling to align more closely with the Latin word. Compare intention.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?t?nt/

  Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

intent (countable and uncountable, plural intents)

1. A purpose; something that is intended.
2. (law) The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.

Synonyms

• (something that is intended): See also Thesaurus:intention

Translations

Adjective

intent (comparative more intent, superlative most intent)

1. Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
   • 2014, Daniel Taylor, "World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark," guardian.co.uk, 20 June:

     Uruguay were quick to the ball, strong in the tackle and seemed intent on showing they were a better team than had been apparent in their defeat to Costa Rica.

   • And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed.

2. Engrossed.
3. Unwavering from a course of action.

Translations

Related terms

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intentus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /in?tent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /in?ten/

Noun

intent m (plural intents)

1. try, intent
2. (castells) a castell that collapses before its construction is completed (as opposed to a castell carregat, which collapses after it is completed, or an intent desmuntat, which is not completed but is successfully dismantled without collapsing)

Related terms

• intenció
• intentar

Further reading

• “intent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “intent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “intent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “intent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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