accumulated
USuh-KYOO-myuh-lay-tid/əˈkjumjəleɪtɪd/UKuh-KYOO-myuu-lay-tid/əˈkjuːmjʊleɪtɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of accumulate. Use this form for something that built up in the past.
Dust accumulated on the old books while the house was empty.
She accumulated a big pile of coins in a jar over the years.
Note
accumulated is a form of accumulate
accumulate, verb: To slowly gather more and more of something over time, often without really trying. Full entry
- Forms
- accumulateaccumulates he/she/itaccumulating -ing formaccumulated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- accumulate → accumulated: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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