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Prepositions after verbs

accrue to, accrue in, or accrue from?

Accrue commonly works with to and from. In is possible mainly with areas such as accounts or fields, not as the main recipient pattern.

Quick answer

How to use accrue with prepositions

Use accrue to for benefits, rights, or advantages received by someone. Use accrue from for results arising from something. Use in mainly for location or context, such as money accruing in an account.

The profits will accrue to shareholders
Many risks accrue from poor planning
Interest continued to accrue in the account

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
accrue to + recipient

Showing who receives a benefit

To introduces the person or group that gains something.

The legal rights accrue to all employees
2
accrue from + source

Showing the source or cause

From introduces the activity or situation that produces a result.

Additional costs accrue from delays
3
accrue in + place or field

Showing where accumulation happens

In can refer to a location, account, or area where something builds up.

Interest continued to accrue in the savings account

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
accrue to
The benefits accrue to senior members.
Benefits or rights go to someone.
accrue from
Several problems accrued from the merger.
Results arise from a source or cause.
accrue in
Interest accrued in the fund over time.
Something accumulates within a place or context.

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using to for the source

To normally marks the recipient, not the cause.

✕ The delays accrued to poor management. ✓ The delays accrued from poor management.

Using in for a recipient

In does not normally identify the person receiving benefits.

✕ The advantages accrued in investors. ✓ The advantages accrued to investors.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. The rewards accrue ___ the research team.
2. Several issues accrued ___ unclear instructions.
3. Interest accrued ___ the account during the year.

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Frequently asked questions

What does accrue to mean?

It means that benefits, rights, or advantages go to someone.

Can accrue from describe causes?

Yes. Accrue from is used for results that arise from a source or situation.

Is accrue in common?

It is less common and usually refers to accumulation within a place, account, or field.

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