tendency

🇺🇸 /ˈtendənsi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtendənsi/
Frequency
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Tags TOP3000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
noun
B2

a natural way of behaving or happening

She has a tendency to arrive late for meetings.

B2

a new way of doing things that is becoming popular

There is a tendency for people to work from home more often.

R

a group with strong views inside a larger group

The party has a tendency that wants more extreme changes.

translation

n. a natural way of behaving or happening; a new way of doing things that is becoming popular; a group with strong views inside a larger group

Word Forms

Plural tendencies