accumulate
verb (used with object)
to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up.
had accumulated
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past perfectof accumulate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The reunited waves interfered with one another, giving the researchers a way to measure the extremely small difference in quantum phase that had accumulated while one part was falling and the other remained fixed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Without realising it, I had accumulated several pouches of creatine, vitamin D, magnesium, collagen, an all-in-one green supplement, and some tablets designed to help with the ups and downs of perimenopause.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
At the end of the study, the team measured how much plaque had accumulated in the brain.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2026
Abel also decided to sell the stock that Combs had accumulated for Berkshire, the WSJ said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
It was not safe to go near her until some more people had accumulated.
From "1984" by George Orwell
