tendency
A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular directionA likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
» Tom has a tendency to do that.
Том має схильність так поступати.
Meaning
2 sensesA likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
Denim has a tendency to fade.
I have a tendency to get bored after the first half an hour of a movie.
Tendenz
тенде́нцияtɛndɛ́ncija, скло́нностьsklónnostʹ
тенде́нціяtendéncija, схи́льністьsxýlʹnistʹ
An organised unit or faction within a larger political organisation.
- a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
- a general direction in which something tends to move
- an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
- an inclination to do something
Examples
152 sentencesTom has a tendency to do that.
Том має схильність так поступати. — deniko
Tom has a tendency to exaggerate.
ruТом имеет склонность к преувеличениям. — heccele
deTom hat die Neigung zu übertreiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has a tendency to ramble.
ruТом склонен заговариваться. — odexed
You have a tendency to exaggerate.
ruТы склонен преувеличивать. — marafon
deDu hast die Neigung, zu übertreiben. — wolfgangth
Tom has a tendency to overeat.
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin tendentia, from tendens, present participle of tendō.From Medieval Latin tendentia, from tendens, present participle of tendō.
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Forms
plural: tendencies| Singular | tendency |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect:inclination
- a general direction in which something tends to move:trend
- an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others:inclinationdisposition
- an inclination to do something:leaningpropensity
Word family
9 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- has a tendency
- a tendency to
- tendency to exaggerate
- tendency to be