İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. i. eğilim, meyil. egilim, meyil. eğilim. eğilim. i. eğilim, meyil. Eğilim, temayül. eğilin, meyil, yüz tutma, çalma (yeşile vb.), eğilim.
2. eğilim, psik, yönseme; meyil, şev, istidat, eğilim.
3. eğilim.
4. eğilim. meyil. istidat.

Etymology : Medieval Latin tendentia, from Latin tendent-, tendens, present participle of tendere
Pronunciation : ten-d&n(t)-sE
Function : noun
Date : 1628

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1. inclination, leaning, partiality. tendency\tend"en*cy\ , n.; pl. tendencies (#). [l. tendents, -entis, p. pr. of tendere: cf. f. tendance. see: tend to move.] direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result. writings of this kind, if conducted with candor, have a more particular tendency to the good of their country. in every experimental science, there is a tendency toward perfection.
2. Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market".
3. 1. A tendency is a worrying or unpleasant habit or action that keeps occurring. the government's tendency towards secrecy in recent years.
4. A tendency is a part of your character that makes you behave in an unpleasant or worrying way. He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency towards snobbery.