accrue
verb (used without object)
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
will accrue
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future tenseof accrue.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“There’s this concept out there that if your testosterone number is higher, then all these magical benefits will accrue to you, and it’s simply not true.”
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026
The deal will be funded with $20 million in cash and a $100 million promissory note due five years from closing, which will accrue 5% in annual interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
“We believe outsized value will accrue in the agent orchestration layer that controls and governs agents across multiple vendors,” putting ServiceNow in a good spot, Borges wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
According to the DHSC, this sum will accrue interest at 8% per year from Thursday until it is fully paid.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
But if the new is higher and better than the old, the good that will accrue to society will in the long run greatly outweigh any temporary evil.
From The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy by J. Allen (James Allen) Smith
