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  1. TENDENCY definition: 1. If someone has a tendency to do or like something, they will probably do it or like it: 2. If…. Learn more.

  2. 1. a. : a proneness to a particular kind of thought or action. b. : direction or approach toward a place, object, effect, or limit. 2. a. : the purposeful trend of something written or said : aim. b. : deliberate but indirect advocacy. Synonyms. aptness. proneness. propensity. way. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  3. Tendency definition: a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result. See examples of TENDENCY used in a sentence.

  4. A tendency is an inclination to do something. For example, dogs have a tendency to bark at strangers and the mail man. We all have tendencies: things we're inclined to do, or like to do, or just can't help doing. Morning people have a tendency to get up early.

  5. an inclination, bent, or predisposition to something. a tendency to talk too much. 3. a special and definite purpose in a novel or other literary work. SYNONYMS 1. tendency, direction, trend, drift refer to inclination or line of action or movement.

  6. a likelihood to happen or to have a particular characteristic or effect: She has a tendency to work late. There’s a growing tendency to try kids as adults. (Definition of tendency from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of tendency. tendency. It's always our tendency to assume something is dying.

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  8. Definition of tendency noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.