accumulare

accumulate

verb ahk-koo-moo-LAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'cumulare', to heap up

Also means

hoard

Usage Note

Accumulare covers piling up anything, from wealth to fatigue or experience. The reflexive accumularsi describes things that build up on their own, as in il lavoro si accumula ('the work piles up'). Note the double 'c' and single 'l' in the spelling.

Examples

"Ha accumulato molta esperienza."

Natural Translation

He has accumulated a lot of experience.

Literal Translation

He-has accumulated much experience.

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