accumulate

To gradually collect or increase in amount over time.
Dust, money, points or work can accumulate. It happens slowly, little by little, until there is a lot.
accumulate meaning in Hindi
समय के साथ धीरे-धीरे इकट्ठा होना या बढ़ना।
धूल, पैसा, अंक या काम — सब जमा हो सकते हैं। यह धीरे-धीरे, थोड़ा-थोड़ा होता है, जब तक ढेर न बन जाए।
Examples
- Dust accumulates on the ceiling fan if you don't clean it every week.अगर हर हफ़्ते साफ़ न करो तो छत के पंखे पर धूल जम जाती है।
- Unpaid bills had accumulated, and the company faced a cash crisis.बिना चुकाए बिल जमा होते गए और कंपनी नकदी संकट में फँस गई।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
Cumulus clouds are heaped-up puffs; things that ACCUMULATE heap up too.
💡 Did you know?
"Accumulate" comes from Latin "cumulus", meaning a heap; clouds named "cumulus" are called that because they look piled up.
Word origin
From Latin "accumulare", to heap up, from "cumulus", meaning a heap or pile.
Other meanings
verb To gather or collect gradually until there is a large amount.
noun A gradual build-up of something, or the amount that has collected.
adjective growing by being added to little by little over time
accumulate meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | समय के साथ धीरे-धीरे इकट्ठा होना या बढ़ना। |
| Arabic · العربية | أن يتجمع أو يزداد تدريجيًا مع مرور الوقت. |
| French · Français | S'amasser ou augmenter peu à peu avec le temps. |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | Terkumpul atau bertambah sedikit demi sedikit seiring waktu. |
| Chinese · 中文 | 逐渐积累;随时间慢慢增多。 |
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