accumulate

🇬🇧 UK/ә'kju:mjuleit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To gather or pile up gradually; to increase in quantity or amount over time.

积累,积聚,堆积

adj.

Collected; accumulated.

积累的,堆积的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
acto, toward
+
cumulother
+
ateto make, having
=accumulate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Dust accumulates on shelves over time.

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