I need to do this for homework and i cant put the word "accumulate" in a good sentence. The meaning of the work is 'gather'
2007-01-18 02:38:41 · 7 answers · asked by Sizzla 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"I went on holiday and didn't want to accumulate lots of milk bottles on my doorstep; therefore, I put out a 'NO MILK FOR TWO WEEKS' sign for the milkman."
It sort of means 'to gather' as you said, but a better word would be amass, garner or accrue (tell your teacher that - they'd be very impressed, lol!). Only they are all pretty weird-looking words.
Luck!
2007-01-18 03:42:17 · answer #1 · answered by Ticalpoe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The goal of the fundraiser was to accumulate a lot of money for the children's hospital.
Accumulate basically means to get, acquire, or as you said, gather.
It is also commonly used to describe weather. For example, "It is expected that Colorado will accumulate a lot of snow this weekend."
2007-01-18 02:42:37 · answer #2 · answered by Miss D 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can accumulate quite a large collection of souveniers by asking friends and family to bring an item home to you when each of them take a trip.
2007-01-18 02:50:04 · answer #3 · answered by swanser 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
we accumulate points at Yahoo Answers by answering other people's questions. ;-)
2007-01-18 20:18:17 · answer #4 · answered by fade 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It took me 3 days to accumulate enough dishes to run my dishwasher.
2007-01-18 02:44:04 · answer #5 · answered by eeiryrapmetal 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bobby started to accumulate baseball cards when he was six years old.
2007-01-18 02:50:30 · answer #6 · answered by Basement Bob 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Snow is supposed to accumulate today! (stupid whether man!)
2007-01-18 02:47:17 · answer #7 · answered by sarah 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋