tendency

tendency is part of the Basic English 850.

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• Hyphenation: ten‧den‧cy

Noun

Singular tendency

Plural tendencies

1. (countable) A tendency is an inclination of something to behave in a particular way or to go in a particular direction.

   He has a tendency to talk too much.

   There's a general tendency for males to be bigger than females.

Synonyms

• trend
• inclination
• propensity

Related words

• tend