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- Dictionarydwell/dwɛl/
verb
- 1. live in or at a specified place: formal, literary "groups of people still dwell in these caves"
noun
- 1. a slight regular pause in the motion of a machine. technical
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to live in a place or in a particular way: She dwelt in South Africa for ten years. Phrasal verb. dwell on something.
1. : to remain for a time. dwell in the hallway. 2. a. : to live as a resident. the town in which he dwelled for eight years. the dwelling place of the gods. b. : exist, lie. where the heart of the matter dwells. 3. a. : to keep the attention directed used with on or upon. tried not to dwell on my fears. b.
to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside. to live or continue in a given condition or state: to dwell in happiness. to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing (often followed by on or upon ): to dwell on a particular point in an argument.
to live in a place or in a particular way: She dwelt in South Africa for ten years. Phrasal verb. dwell on something.
Definition of dwell verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To live as a resident; reside. 2. To exist in a given place or state: dwell in joy. 3. a. To fasten one's attention on something, especially moodily or persistently: kept dwelling on what went wrong. See Synonyms at brood. b. To speak or write at length; expatiate: dwelt on the need to trim the budget.
To dwell on something — usually something bad, like a failed romance or terrible service in a restaurant — is to think or speak about it at great length. Dwell has been part of the English language for over 1,000 years.
If you dwell on something, especially something unpleasant, you think, speak, or write about it a lot or for quite a long time. I'd rather not dwell on the past. American English : dwell / ˈdwɛl /
on something, especially something unpleasant, you think, speak, or write about it a lot or for quite a long time. All you need to know about "DWELL" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
DWELL definition: to live somewhere.
