| VERB | change | accrue | grow by addition |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | accrue, fall | come into the possession of |
| Sounds | ahkruw' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aircrew ... untrue: 23 rhymes with ruw... | |
| Meaning | Grow by addition. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The interest accrues" | |
| Narrower | redound | Contribute |
| Broader | increase | Become bigger or greater in amount |
| Spanish | acrecentar, aumentar | |
| Catalan | augmentar | |
| Nouns | accrual, accruement | the act of accumulating |
| Meaning | Come into the possession of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The house accrued to the oldest son" | |
| Synonym | fall | |
| Broader | change hands, change owners | Be transferred to another owner |
| Similar to | fall, light | fall to somebody by assignment or lot |
| fall, return, pass, devolve | Be inherited by | |
| Spanish | acrecentar, acumularse, recaer | |
| Nouns | accrual | the act of accumulating |
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