accrue
verb (used without object)
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
has accrued
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present perfectof accrue (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Much of the growth in U.S. food spending has accrued to retailers, which continue to take shelf space and pricing power from branded manufacturers through private labels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Baidu's Apollo Go driverless taxi service already operates in dozens of cities, mostly in China, and has accrued millions of rides without a human behind the wheel.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
The company has accrued a surplus of more than $4 billion over the decades as it benefited from its former tax-exempt status, according to a regulatory filing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025
Since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival last year, “I’m Still Here” has accrued critical praise for Torres’ unassuming performance grounded in internalized grief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
An incalculable benefit has accrued to geological science from the accurate and detailed surveys, which have now been executed by skilled geologists employed by the Governments of all parts of the civilised world.
From The Advance of Science in the Last Half-Century by Thomas Henry Huxley
