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Human life is full of the play of samskaras - tendencies developed by repeated actions.
Vinoba Bhave

Meaning of "tendencies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TENDENCIES

tendencies play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TENDENCIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tendencies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TENDENCIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tendency

Tendency may refer to: In film: ▪ Tendency film, a name given to the socially conscious, left-leaning films produced in Japan during the 1920s and 1930s In finance: ▪ Tendency of the rate of profit to fall, a hypothesis in economics and political economy, generally accepted in the 19th century, but rejected by mainstream economists today ▪ Seasonal tendencies In medicine: ▪ Bleeding tendency In music: ▪ Suicidal Tendencies, a hardcore/crossover thrash band that was founded in Venice, Los Angeles, California, in 1981 by the leader and only permanent member, singer Mike Muir ▪ Suicidal Tendencies, the eponymous debut album by the American hardcore punk band Suicidal Tendencies ▪ "Tendencies", a song by Hollywood Undead on the 2011 album American Tragedy In politics, it is often used by far left-wing groups for an organized unit or political faction ▪ Multi-tendency, when used in regards to a political organization, especially a left-wing...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TENDENCIES

tendencially
tendencious
tendenciously
tendenciousness
tendency
tendential
tendentially
tendentious
tendentiously
tendentiousness
tender
tender loving care
tender offer
tenderable
tenderer
tenderfoot
tenderhearted
tenderheartedly
tenderheartedness
tendering

WORDS THAT END LIKE TENDENCIES

agencies
competencies
constituencies
contingencies
currencies
deficiencies
dependencies
discrepancies
efficiencies
emergencies
fancies
frequencies
inconsistencies
malignancies
occupancies
policies
pregnancies
regencies
residencies
transparencies
vacancies

Synonyms and antonyms of tendencies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TENDENCIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tendencies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tendencies

Translation of «tendencies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TENDENCIES

Find out the translation of tendencies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tendencies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tendencies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

倾向
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tendencias
570 millions of speakers

English

tendencies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रवृत्तियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الميول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тенденции
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tendências
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রবণতাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tendances
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecenderungan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tendenzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

傾向
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경향
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kecenderungan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xu hướng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போக்குகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रवृत्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eğilimler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tendenze
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tendencje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тенденції
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tendințe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τάσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neigings
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tendenser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tendenser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tendencies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TENDENCIES»

The term «tendencies» is very widely used and occupies the 21.747 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TENDENCIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tendencies

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10 QUOTES WITH «TENDENCIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tendencies.
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Emily Greene Balch
In listing these tendencies making for a new world, we must not forget developments in the religious or spiritual thinking and feeling of mankind, where also we feel a strong unifying trend.
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Vinoba Bhave
Human life is full of the play of samskaras - tendencies developed by repeated actions.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
Let's cooperate and challenge the administration to cooperate with us because within the administration there are also moderates and people who are not fully comfortable with the tendencies that have prevailed in recent times.
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Jacqueline Carey
It's funny, because in deference to conventional wisdom, I spent my struggling writer years trying to suppress my naturally baroque literary voice and write clean, spare prose. I finally gave up and embraced my baroque tendencies when I wrote the Kushiel series.
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Edward Carpenter
It is curious that, with my somewhat antinomian tendencies, I should have gone to Trinity Hall - which was, and is, before all a Law College - and should thus have been thrown into close touch with the legal element in life.
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Michael Chang
I see tendencies, I see body language.
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Lydia M. Child
None speak of the bravery, the might, or the intellect of Jesus; but the devil is always imagined as a being of acute intellect, political cunning, and the fiercest courage. These universal and instinctive tendencies of the human mind reveal much.
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David Cone
We just kind of relied on written scouting reports through the eighties and even the early nineties. I've really been amazed by some of the data that's out there, especially with regards to tendencies of hitters, and certainly tendencies of pitchers as well. I would have loved to have gotten that data when I played.
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Delia Ephron
Children are a house's enemy. They don't mean to be - they just can't help it. It's their enthusiasm, their energy, their naturally destructive tendencies.
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Brian Ferneyhough
When I left Europe in 1987 I did so with the thought that my relevance as a composition teacher would benefit from a certain cool distance to certain tendencies I had been observing for several years with increasing disquiet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENDENCIES»

Discover the use of tendencies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tendencies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tendencies
DIVTendencies brings together for the first time the essays that have made Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick "the soft-spoken queen of gay studies" (Rolling Stone).
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, 1993
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The Tendencies of the Synoptic Tradition
Scholars often seek to establish the earliest form of each tradition and the methods and criteria they use are of the greatest importance. Dr Sanders here provides a reassessment of this whole problem.
E. P. Sanders, 2006
3
Wolverine: Violent Tendencies
A former member of Canada's special forces, Logan has been transformed into a lethal weapon with retractable claws and an ability to heal from any wound, only to escape from the secret research facility where he had been held captive, but ...
Marc Cerasini, 2007
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Political Parties
Thus the appearance of oligarchical phenomena in the very bosom of the revolutionary parties is a conclusive proof of the existence of immanent oligarchical tendencies in every kind of human organization which strives for the attainment of ...
Robert Michels, 1915
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Atavistic Tendencies: The Culture of Science in American ...
In this original and stimulating work, Dana Seitler explores the ways in which modernity itself is an atavism, shaping a historical and theoretical account of its dramatic rise and impact on Western culture and imagination.
Dana Seitler, 2008
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Race Traits and Tendencies of the American Negro
A fascinating study of the circumstances of African Americans during the first thirty years from the emancipation of slavery in the United States.
Frederick Ludwig Hoffman, 2004
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Problem Tendencies in Children: A Method for Their ...
Rich with historical and cultural value, these works are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.
Willard C. Olson, 2010
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Marshall's Tendencies: What Can Economists Know?
John Sutton explores what he calls the "standard paradigm" that lies at the heart of economic model building, whose roots go back a century to the work of Alfred Marshall.
John Sutton, 2002
9
Russian Fascism: Traditions, Tendencies, Movements
This study presents a thorough analysis of facism, its manifestations in Russian political and cultural history, and facist tendencies and movements in contemporary Russian society.
Stephen Shenfield, 2001
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Popular Law-making: A Study of the Origin, History, and ...
"Recommended by Hurst for 'general review of legislative contributions to the body of the law.'" Hurst, Growth of American Law 453. Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection of New York University (1953) 206.
Frederic Jesup Stimson, 1910

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENDENCIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tendencies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Huntington Police Find Mentally Challenged Patient with Violent …
(WSAZ) -- Huntington Police say a 50-year-old mentally challenged man with violent tendencies walked away from a group home in Huntington on Friday. «WSAZ-TV, Jul 15»
2
SLIPKNOT Announces Fall North American Tour Dates With …
... a fall headline tour, which will see the Grammy Award-winning group joined by hardcore legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and up-and-comers BEARTOOTH. «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 15»
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Former President Jimmy Carter Sneers at America's 'Racist …
Carter continued insisting that “Americans still have racist tendencies or feelings of superiority to people of color.” This most vocal ex-president has made a ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
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Jimmy Carter: 'Many Americans still have racist tendencies'
Former President Carter said on Thursday, “many Americans still have racist tendencies” that are opening up new wounds and keeping old ones from healing. «The Hill, Jun 15»
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Maqubela showed delusional tendencies - Judge
Cape Town - Convicted killer Thandi Maqubela showed delusional tendencies and lacked empathy, the Western Cape High Court found on Tuesday. «News24, Mar 15»
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'Arrow' 3.16 "Suicidal Tendencies"
'Arrow' Episode 3.16 "Suicidal Tendencies" (7 out of 10) Starring Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Willa Holland, Emily Bett Rickards, Colton ... «Big Shiny Robot!, Mar 15»
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'Suicidal Tendencies'
Tendencies” splits its time between the team's mission in the fictional Republic of Kasnia and Oliver's search for his new League of Assassin imposters. Oddly ... «Entertainment Weekly, Mar 15»
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SLAYER, ANTHRAX, EXODUS, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES To …
MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat will embark on its second voyage September 28 through October 2, 2015 on Norwegian Sky, departing Port Miami, with stops in ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Mar 15»
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Arrow Season 3 Episode 17 Sneak Preview: Suicidal Tendencies
After the “The Offer“ episode of Arrow, The CW released a sneak preview of the next episode of Arrow, which is called “Suicidal Tendencies.” SPOILER ... «Comicbook.com, Mar 15»
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Arrow: New 'Suicidal Tendencies" Images Released
... romantic hashtag can remain victorious. You can check out the images below. “Suicidal Tendencies” airs on Wednesday, March 25 at 8:00 p.m on The CW. «Comicbook.com, Mar 15»

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