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tendency BrE / ˈtendənsi /  NAmE / ˈtendənsi / Native audio playback is not supported. tendency(noun)BrE / ˈtendənsi /  NAmE / ˈtendənsi / if somebody/something has a particular tendency, they are likely to behave or act in a particular wayto display artistic, etc. tendenciesI have a tendency to talk too much when I'm nervous.There is a tendency for this disease to run in families.This material has a tendency to shrink when washed.She has a strong natural tendency towards caution.a new custom that is starting to developsynonym trendhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/trend_1There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff.a group within a larger political group, whose views are more extreme than those of the rest of the groupthe militant tendencyExtra ExamplesIndustry showed a tendency towards increasingly centralized administration.The civil war reinforced the centrifugal tendencies at work within the economy.The later model has an unfortunate tendency to collapse after a few weeks’ use.The tendency on the part of the children is to blame their parents for everything.There is a tendency for farm sizes to increase.There’s a growing tendency for women to marry later.a worrying tendency among the abused to become abusersour natural human tendency to group all the things we don’t like togetherSeveral patients admitted to suicidal tendencies.The natural tendency is to try harder when there are problems with a project.The training courses aim to reduce the tendency for young people to leave the industry.There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual workers.There is a tendency for group leaders to interfere too much.They have a tendency towards over-optimism.We have a tendency to blame ourselves when things go wrong.Word Originearly 17th cent.: from medieval Latin tendentia, from tendere ‘to stretch’.

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(noun) to display artistic, etc. tendenciesi have a tendency to talk too much when i'm nervous.there is a tendency for this disease to run in families.this material has a tendency to shrink when washed. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=tendency This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	tendency
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈtendənsi / NAmE / ˈtendənsi /
Example	to display artistic, etc. tendencies i have a tendency to talk too much when i'm nervous. there is a tendency for this disease to run in families. this material has a tendency to shrink when washed.
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Content	tendency (noun)BrE / ˈtendənsi / NAmE / ˈtendənsi / if somebody/something has a particular tendency, they are likely to behave or act in a particular way to display artistic, etc. tendencies I have a tendency to talk too much when I'm nervous. There is a tendency for this disease to run in families. This material has a tendency to shrink when washed. She has a strong natural tendency towards caution. a new custom that is starting to develop synonym trend https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/trend_1 There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff. a group within a larger political group, whose views are more extreme than those of the rest of the group the militant tendency Extra Examples Industry showed a tendency towards increasingly centralized administration. The civil war reinforced the centrifugal tendencies at work within the economy. The later model has an unfortunate tendency to collapse after a few weeks’ use. The tendency on the part of the children is to blame their parents for everything. There is a tendency for farm sizes to increase. There’s a growing tendency for women to marry later. a worrying tendency among the abused to become abusers our natural human tendency to group all the things we don’t like together Several patients admitted to suicidal tendencies. The natural tendency is to try harder when there are problems with a project. The training courses aim to reduce the tendency for young people to leave the industry. There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual workers. There is a tendency for group leaders to interfere too much. They have a tendency towards over-optimism. We have a tendency to blame ourselves when things go wrong. Word Origin early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin tendentia, from tendere ‘to stretch’.
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Tendency ˈtendənsi Group Natural Growing Noun Bre Display

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