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Meaning of 'dwell' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dwell [ v. i.]
- To delay; to linger.
- To abide; to remain; to continue.
- To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside.
2 . Dwell [ v. t.]
- To inhabit.

Meaning of 'dwell' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dwell [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be an inhabitant of or reside in
Example in sentence:
  • deer are populating the woods;
  • People lived in Africa millions of years ago;
  • The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted;
  • this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
Meaning (2):
- come back to
Example in sentence:
  • Don't dwell on the past;
  • She is always harping on the same old things
Meaning (3):
- exist or be situated within
Example in sentence:
  • Strange notions inhabited her mind
Meaning (4):
- originate (in)
Example in sentence:
  • The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country

Nearby Words:

dwelled dweller dwelling dwelt

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