accrue

Etymology
First attested in mid 15th century. From, borrowed from , past participle of , from , from +.

Verb

 * 1)  To increase, to rise
 * 2)  To reach or come to by way of increase; to arise or spring up because of growth or result, especially as the produce of money lent.
 * 3) * 1879,, Dictionary of Terms and Phrases used in American or English Jurisprudence: ACCRUE
 * Interest accrues to principal.
 * 1) * 1772,, The Letters of Junius, Preface
 * The great and essential advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press
 * 1)  To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.
 * 2)  To accumulate.
 * 3) * 1709,, "Lucretius: A Poem against the Fear of Death" (lines 26-29), published in a pamphlet of the same name with an Ode in Memory of Mrs. Ann Killebrew:
 * We, who are dead and gone, shall bear no Part,
 * In all the Pleasures, no shall we feel the smart,
 * Which to that other Mortal shall accrew,
 * Whom of our Matter Time shall mould anew.
 * 1)  To become an enforceable and permanent right.
 * Which to that other Mortal shall accrew,
 * Whom of our Matter Time shall mould anew.
 * 1)  To become an enforceable and permanent right.

Synonyms

 * ; see also Thesaurus:increase
 * ; see also Thesaurus:accumulate

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: opsamle,, tilfalde, påløbe
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Frisian: krije, groeien
 * German:, , , ,
 * Hindi: उपाजित होना
 * Ido:
 * Interlingua: accrescer, accumular
 * Italian:
 * Maori:
 * Ottoman Turkish: آرتمق
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: нарасти́, нарасти́
 * Roman:
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:, växa till


 * Dutch:
 * German:, , ,
 * Hindi:, उपाजित होना, प्रोद्‍भूत होना
 * Maori:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Dutch:
 * German: ,
 * Hindi: बरामद होना, उपाजित होना
 * Middle English: issen
 * Polish:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: нагомилати
 * Roman:


 * Bulgarian: полагам се
 * German:
 * Spanish:

Noun

 * 1)  Something that accrues; advantage accruing

Noun

 * 1) dry land created by draining