accrue
verb (used without object)
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
accrues
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present tense formof accrue (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Identity isn’t just in one’s politics or favorite foods; it accrues in little things, glances and gestures and bits of wordless self-expression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Poor air quality also accrues an economic cost of about $800 billion each year.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
“Microsoft’s diversity of exposure to the software stack gives the company multiple ways to win depending on where the value accrues from AI adoption,” wrote Borges.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
First, investors should prioritize “picks-and-shovel plays” in AI, as value accrues to bottleneck layers — lithography, memory, advanced logic fabrication and chip design, he says.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
They bore the name and arms of the king of Portugal, and were intended as proofs of the title which accrues from first discovery.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões
