accumulate
/əˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/verb4 syllables
Accumulate means: get or gather together.
Synonyms for accumulate22
verb, as in increase in amount by collecting or gathering
What does accumulate mean?2
verb
1
get or gather together“I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife”
2
increase in amount by collecting or gathering“Journals are accumulating in my office”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Accumulate in a sentence
- In this world, we accumulate works, some are good, others are bad.saverius
- We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest.Scott
- Why does dust accumulate so quickly everywhere in the house?felidad
- Don't let food residue accumulate in the oven; it can cause odors and smoke.Amastan
- Be careful not to let food residue accumulate on the stove's burners.Amastan
- Be mindful of not letting food residue accumulate on the stovetop.Amastan
- Be mindful of not letting food scraps accumulate on the floor.Amastan
- Don't let food scraps accumulate in your backpack.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of accumulate
as a verb
- past tense
- accumulated
- present participle
- accumulating
- third-person singular
- accumulates
- past participle
- accumulated