tendency
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈtɛndənsi/
:
tendencia
- Both Rich and his mother had this tendency to ask tactless questions.
- tendency to develop
- a natural tendency
- a similar tendency
Yeah, we all have tendency to be right.
- Yeah, we all have tendency to be right.
- In remote viewing, you, you have a tendency to write everything down.
- I would say it's my tendency to compare myself to others.
- Our natural sort of tendency to form tribes.
- Now, some people have a tendency, might be you, I don't know.
- In ayahuasca, there's a tendency for you to lower your barriers.
- No History has a tendency to repeat itself at times.
- Are any of your tendencies related to attachment styles?
- Well, your alveoli have a tendency to collapse.
- My wife has a tendency to point out creepy people a lot.
- And I have a tendency to get way over my skis and get mean.
- Lao says my tendency is to have multiple goals slash directions.
Examples
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Kids being kids have a tendency to overreact.
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You do have a tendency to get angry a lot.
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Sometimes I have a tendency to go too quickly, you know?
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You see, at this age people have the tendency to have a heart attack.
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When you see a problem, you will have a tendency to freeze, right?
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And so animals have a tendency to be territorial.
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I would say it's my tendency to compare myself to others.
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I see a very distressing tendency in this country, in India.
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The trouble is, my niece Susan seems to be showing the same tendencies.
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He has a tendency to procrastinate when faced with important tasks.
Synonyms
667
2.3
A general change over time in what people do or like
96
4.2
A person's set of beliefs or preferences that guide their actions
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4.2
A natural tendency to want or choose something
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4.6
A person's usual mood or natural way of behaving
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7.3
A natural tendency to behave in a certain way
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8.5
A natural liking or habit of doing something, often a bad thing
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3.4
A tendency to prefer one idea or activity
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7.1
A tendency to think or behave in a certain way because of past experiences
A natural tendency to act or learn in a certain way
Antonyms
Compounds
An organized group inside the British Labour Party that campaigned for socialism in the 1960s to 1980s
How Likely
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5.1
∞
1.9
11
7.1
1
7.7
- Specialized
14
7.2
316
2.8
61
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tendency comes from the Latin root tend-, which meant 'to stretch' or 'to aim'. Like the simple English verb tend ('to lean toward'), a tendency is a natural 'leaning' or 'chance' to behave, think, or develop in a particular way.