Audio English.net » Dictionary » A » Accommodate ... Accruement

ACCRUE

Pronunciation (US):

Dictionary entry overview: What does accrue mean?

• ACCRUE (verb)
The verb ACCRUE has 2 senses:

1. grow by addition
2. come into the possession of

Familiarity information: ACCRUE used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ACCRUE (verb)

Sense 1

accrue ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Grow by addition

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The interest accrues

Hypernyms (to "accrue" is one way to...):

increase (become bigger or greater in amount)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "accrue"):

redound (be added)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 2

accrue ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Come into the possession of

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

accrue; fall

Context example:

The house accrued to the oldest son

Hypernyms (to "accrue" is one way to...):

change hands; change owners (be transferred to another owner)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Don't cut off your nose to spite your face." (English proverb)

"Who stays under the tree, eats its fruits." (Albanian proverb)

"Speak of the dog and pick up the stick." (Armenian proverb)

"Barking dogs don't bite." (Dutch proverb)

Page delivered in 0.0539 seconds