accumulate
verb (used with object)
to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up.
accumulated
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past participleof accumulate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof accumulate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
accumulateverb (used with object)to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up.
Example Sentences
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My $1,330.13 was, in other words, the accumulated sticker price of my particular trail through the stacks.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Over the past four years, central banks have accumulated an annual average of 1,000 tonnes of gold, up significantly from the 500 tonnes average over the preceding decade, according to the World Gold Council.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Normal old mice accumulated senescent neutrophils in the liver, spleen and bone marrow.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Water "is the most important resource for operations," but "between April and August the accumulated rainfall deficit was 35.8 percent below the historical average," the canal's water manager Erick Cordoba told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Wednesday dawned bright and cold and two more inches of snow had accumulated in the night.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
