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accumulates

accumulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of accumulate.

Meaning of accumulate

Verb

accumulate (third-person singular simple present accumulates, present participle accumulating, simple past and past participle accumulated)

  1. (transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent.
    • He wishes to accumulate a sum of money.
  2. (intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.
    • With her company going bankrupt, her divorce, and a gambling habit, debts started to accumulate so she had to sell her house.
  3. (dated) To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual.

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Questions about accumulates

What is accumulates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Accumulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of accumulate.

Words near accumulates in the dictionary

  1. accumulated
  2. accumulated depreciation
  3. accumulated depreciations
  4. accumulated thermal unit
  5. accumulated thermal units
  6. accumulates
  7. accumulatest
  8. accumulateth
  9. accumulating
  10. accumulatio
  11. accumulation

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