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- DictionaryTen·den·cy/ˈtend(ə)nsē/
noun
- 1. an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior: "for students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings"
a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result: the tendency of falling bodies toward the earth. an inclination, bent, or predisposition to something: a tendency to talk too much. Synonyms: leaning, proclivity.
noun [ C ] us / ˈten·dən·si / Add to word list. a likelihood to happen or to have a particular characteristic or effect: She has a tendency to work late. There’s a growing tendency to try kids as adults. (Definition of tendency from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of tendency. tendency.
[countable] a new custom that is starting to develop synonym trend. tendency (for somebody/something) (to do something) There's a growing tendency for women to marry later. tendency to/towards something Industry showed a tendency towards increasingly centralized administration. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
tendency. if someone or something has a particular tendency, they are likely to behave or act in a particular way to display artistic, etc. tendencies tendency (for somebody/something) (to do something) I have a tendency to talk too much when I'm nervous.
4 days ago · 1. (often foll by to) an inclination, predisposition, propensity, or leaning. a tendency to be frivolous. a tendency to frivolity. 2. the general course, purport, or drift of something, esp a written work. 3. a faction, esp one within a political party. the militant tendency.
Tendency, direction, trend, drift refer to inclination or line of action or movement. A tendency is an inclination toward a certain line of action (whether or not the action follows), and is often the result of inherent qualities, nature, or habit: a tendency to procrastinate.
something that someone often does, or something that often happens: [ + to do sth ] She has a tendency to talk for too long. There is a growing tendency for companies to employ people on short contracts.
