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• tendency */*/ — UK [ˈtendənsɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms tendency : singular tendency plural tendencies Get it right: tendency: When a verb comes after tendency, use the pattern tendency to do something (not tendency of doing something ): Wrong: …the… …   English dictionary

• tendency — ten|den|cy W3S3 [ˈtendənsi] n plural tendencies [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: tendentia, from Latin tendere; TEND] 1.) if someone or something has a tendency to do or become a particular thing, they are likely to do or become it a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tendency — noun (C) 1 a probability that you will develop, think or behave in a certain way (+ to/towards): Some people may inherit a tendency to alcoholism. | have a tendency to do sth (=often do something and be more likely to do it than other people):… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tendency — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, great, marked, pronounced, strong ▪ slight ▪ greater, growing, increased …   Collocations dictionary

• Tendency of the rate of profit to fall — The tendency of the rate of profit to fall (TRPF) is a hypothesis in economics and political economy, most famously expounded by Karl Marx in chapter 13 of Das Kapital Vol. 3. It was generally accepted in the 19th century. Economists as diverse… …   Wikipedia

• tendency — n. 1) to demonstrate, display, show a tendency 2) a growing; pronounced; strong; universal tendency 3) homicidal; suicidal; vicious tendencies (for years he has displayed suicidal tendencies) 4) a tendency towards 5) a tendency to + inf. (she has …   Combinatory dictionary

• tendency — [[t]te̱ndənsi[/t]] ♦♦♦ tendencies 1) N COUNT: with supp A tendency is a worrying or unpleasant habit or action that keeps occurring. The army has become increasingly restless over the mounting separatist tendencies of the northern republics.… …   English dictionary

• tendency*/ — [ˈtendənsi] noun [C] 1) an aspect of your character that you show by behaving in a particular way artistic/criminal/suicidal tendencies[/ex] You have a tendency to avoid arguments.[/ex] 2) a situation that is starting to develop in a particular… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• tendency — tendency, trend, drift, tenor can mean a movement or course having a particular direction and character or the direction and character which such a movement or course takes. Tendency usually implies an inherent or acquired inclination in a person …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• tendency — ► NOUN (pl. tendencies) 1) an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour. 2) a group within a larger political party or movement …   English terms dictionary

• Tendency — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Tendency >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 tendency tendency Sgm: N 1 aptness aptness aptitude Sgm: N 1 proneness proneness proclivity bent turn tone bias set leaning to …   English dictionary for students