The meaning of ACCUMULATE is to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass. How to use accumulate in a sentence.

ACCUMULATE definition: 1. to collect a large number of things over a long period of time: 2. to gradually increase in…. Learn more.

ACCUMULATE definition: to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up. See examples of accumulate used in a sentence.

Sep 20, 2025 · accumulate (third-person singular simple present accumulates, present participle accumulating, simple past and past participle accumulated) (transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile …

To accumulate means to gather, usually in large quantities. Let's hope your boyfriend is not the type to accumulate girlfriends.

1. to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up; amass: to accumulate wealth.

Definition of accumulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

ACCUMULATE meaning: 1 : to gather or acquire (something) gradually as time passes; 2 : to increase gradually in amount as time passes

ac•cu•mu•late (ə kyo̅o̅′ myə lāt′), v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth. v.i. to gather into a heap, mass, cover, etc.; form a steadily …

When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.