accrue
verb (used without object)
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
have accrued
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present perfectof accrue.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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And although the dollar’s share of global central-bank currency reserves has declined by 3% since December 2020, the offsetting increases have accrued within the “other currencies” category tracked by the International Monetary Fund.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 28, 2026
“I am constantly shocked that so many people in their twenties and thirties could have accrued so many disease labels at such a young age,” writes O’Sullivan, who practices in London’s National Health Services.
From Salon ● May 13, 2025
Clubs have accrued points over the most recent four seasons, based on their performances in their continental club competitions.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024
Even accounting for inflation, wages are higher today than they were before the coronavirus pandemic, and the biggest wage gains have accrued among the lowest-paid workers, resulting in a dramatic reduction in overall wage inequality.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2024
In the names Sorg, Sark, Sarco, I rather take the guttural to have accrued.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
