accumulate

«accumulate» in Mova's school dictionary: To collect or gather more and more of something over time — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (accumulate, accumulates, accumulated, accumulating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To collect or gather more and more of something over time. tree →

2) To grow larger by building up slowly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, savings accumulate when money is added each week; points accumulate in a game. In science, dust, snow or rubbish accumulates; in geography, sediment accumulates to form rock. Phrases: accumulate points, accumulate wealth, dust accumulates.

examples

• Snow accumulated on the roof overnight. tree →
• She accumulated 500 points in the game. tree →
• Dust accumulates under the bed. tree →
• If you save £2 a week, you accumulate £20 in ten weeks. tree →
• Rubbish accumulated in the corner of the yard. tree →
• He accumulated a huge collection of stamps. tree →

note

Noun accumulation; adjective accumulative or cumulative. Spelling: double c, single m. In maths, accumulate means keep adding, so the total grows.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «accumulate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.