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Noun, Verb (usu participle)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb dwell has 5 senses

dwell(v = verb.cognition) brood - think moodily or anxiously about something;

is one way to care, worry

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP

dwell(v = verb.stative) consist, lie, lie in - originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

is one way to be, exist

Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP

dwell(v = verb.stative) inhabit, live, populate - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "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"; "deer are populating the woods"

is one way to be

Derived forms noun dweller₁, noun dwelling₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP

dwell(v = verb.stative) inhabit - exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind"

is one way to be, exist

Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

dwell(v = verb.communication) harp - come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"

is one way to ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

dwell, v. & n.
--v.intr. (past and past part. dwelt or dwelled)
1 literary (usu. foll. by in, at, near, on, etc.) live, reside (dwelt in the forest).
2 (of a horse) be slow in raising its feet; pause before taking a fence.
--n. a slight, regular pause in the motion of a machine.

Idiom

dwell on (or upon)
1 spend time on, linger over; write, brood, or speak at length on (a specified subject) (always dwells on his grievances).
2 prolong (a note, a syllable, etc.).

Derivative

dweller n.

Etymology

OE dwellan lead astray, later 'continue in a place', f. Gmc

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THESAURUS

dwell

abide, berth, bide, bunk, carry on, cohabit, continue, continue to be, defeat time, defy time, dig, domicile, domiciliate, doss down, emphasize, endure, exist, extend, focus on, go on, hang out, harp on, hold, hold on, hold out, inhabit, inhere, keep, keep on, labor, last, last long, last out, lie, live, live on, live through, lodge, maintain, nest, occupy, perch, perdure, perennate, persist, persist in, prevail, remain, reside, rest, room, roost, run, run on, squat, stand, stay, stay on, stress, subsist, survive, sustain, tarry, tenant, tide over, wear, wear well

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ROGET THESAURUS

dwell

Permanence

VB let alone, let be, let it be, persist, remain, stay, tarry, rest, stet (copy editing) hold, hold on, last, endure, bide, abide, aby, dwell, maintain, keep, stand, stand still, stand fast, subsist, live, outlive, survive, hold one's ground, keep one's ground, hold one's footing, keep one's footing, hold good.

Presence

VB exist in space, be present, assister, make one of, make one at, look on, attend, remain, find oneself, present oneself, show one's face, fall in the way of, occur in a place, lie, stand, occupy, be there, people, inhabit, dwell, reside, stay, sojourn, live, abide, lodge, nestle, roost, perch, take up one's abode, tenant, resort to, frequent, haunt, revisit, fill, pervade, permeate, be diffused, be disseminated, be through, over spread, overrun, run through, meet one at every turn.

Quiescence

VB be quiescent, stand still, lie still, keep quiet, repose, hold the breath, remain, stay, stand, lie to, ride at anchor, remain in situ, tarry, mark time, bring to, heave to, lay to, pull up, draw up, hold, halt, stop, stop short, rest, pause, anchor, cast to an anchor, come to an anchor, rest on one's oars, repose on one's laurels, take breath, stop, stagnate, quieta non movere, let alone, abide, rest and be thankful, keep within doors, stay at home, go to bed, dwell, settle, alight, stick, stick fast, stand like a post, not stir a peg, not stir a step, be at a stand, quell, becalm, hush, stay, lull to sleep, lay an embargo on.

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