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English verb: accrue | |||
| 1. | accrue (change) grow by addition | ||
| Samples | The interest accrues. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | redound | ||
| 2. | accrue (possession) come into the possession of | ||
| Samples | The house accrued to the oldest son. | ||
| Synonyms | fall | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change hands, change owners | ||
| Verb group | devolve, fall, fall, light, pass, return | ||
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