LEARNit Dictionary
tendency
noun
/ˈtendənsi/
UK
/ˈtendənsi/
US
B2+
OPAL
OPAL
1
B2+
if somebody/something has a particular
tendency
, they are likely to behave or act in a particular way
گرایش, تمایل
2
B2+
a new custom that is starting to develop
گرایش, روند جدید, گرایش نو
There's a growing tendency for women to marry later.
Industry showed a tendency towards increasingly centralized administration.
synonym
trend
3
a group within a larger political group, whose views are more extreme than those of the rest of the group
گرایش, جناح
a growing separatist tendency within the Anglo-Irish community