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Accrue

verb/kˈeɪp/
Definition
grow by addition
come into the possession of
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈeɪp/
🇬🇧British English
/bɹʌnˈəʊniən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bɹʌnˈəʊniən/
1 syllable Say it as /kˈeɪp/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbgrow by addition
“The interest accrues”
verbcome into the possession of
“The house accrued to the oldest son”
Word Forms
accruementnounthe act of accumulating
accrualnounthe act of accumulating
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
anfallen
durch Addition wachsen
🇫🇷French
accumuler
grandir par addition
🇪🇸Spanish
acumularse
crecer por adición
🇮🇹Italian
maturare
crescere per addizione
🇳🇱Dutch
oplopen
groeien door toevoeging
🇵🇹Portuguese
acumular
crescer por adição
🇷🇺Russian
накапливаться
расти путем сложения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अर्जित
जोड़ से बढ़ें
🇧🇩Bengali
জমা
যোগ দ্বারা বৃদ্ধি
🇮🇳Tamil
சேரும்
கூடுதலாக வளரும்
🇮🇳Telugu
చేరతాయి
అదనంగా పెరుగుతాయి
🇮🇳Marathi
जमा करणे
जोडून वाढतात
🇮🇳Gujarati
મેળવવું
ઉમેરા દ્વારા વધવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸೇರಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ
ಸೇರ್ಪಡೆಯಿಂದ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತವೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ശേഖരിക്കുന്നു
കൂട്ടിച്ചേർക്കലിലൂടെ വളരുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕਰਨਾ
ਜੋੜ ਕੇ ਵਧਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
جمع کرنا
اضافے سے بڑھو
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
累积
通过添加而增长
🇯🇵Japanese
発生する
足し算で成長する
🇰🇷Korean
생기다
추가로 성장하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tích lũy
tăng trưởng bằng cách bổ sung
🇹🇭Thai
สะสม
เติบโตด้วยการบวก
🇮🇩Indonesian
bertambah
tumbuh dengan tambahan
🇵🇭Filipino
makaipon
lumago sa pamamagitan ng karagdagan
🇲🇾Malay
terakru
berkembang dengan penambahan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تراكم
تنمو عن طريق الإضافة
🇮🇷Persian
تعلق می گیرد
با افزودن رشد کنند
🇹🇷Turkish
tahakkuk etmek
ekleyerek büyümek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהִצְטָבֵּר
לגדול על ידי תוספת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'accrue'?
The primary meaning of 'accrue' is 'grow by addition'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'accrue' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'accrue' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'accrue' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'accrue' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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