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die Tendenz

tendency, trend, inclination

Es gibt eine Tendenz zu kleineren Autos.

There is a trend towards smaller cars.

Er hat eine Tendenz zur Übertreibung.

He has a tendency to exaggerate.

a tendency ((towards sth.)) eine Tendenz zu et3 haben He has a tendency to exaggerate.

Synonyms: Neigung, Trend, Richtung; Antonyms: Beständigkeit (constancy)

From Latin 'tendere' (to stretch, to tend). Cognate with the English word 'tendency'.

It looks and sounds very similar to 'tendency'. Think of a graph 'tending' in a certain direction to remember 'trend'.

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