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1. (v.i.) dwell
to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
2. dwell
to exist or continue in a given condition or state.
3. dwell
(of a moving tool or machine part) to be motionless for a certain interval during operation.
4. dwell
dwell on or upon, to think, speak, or write about at length or with persistence; linger over.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME: to lead astray, stun, abide, OE dwellan to lead or go astray, hinder; c. OHG twellen, ON dvelja)
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1. (verb) brood, dwell
think moodily or anxiously about something
2. (verb) dwell, consist, lie, lie in
originate (in)
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
3. (verb) populate, dwell, live, inhabit
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"
4. (verb) dwell, inhabit
exist or be situated within
"Strange notions inhabited her mind"
5. (verb) harp, dwell
come back to
"Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
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1. (verb) dwell
to live in or inhabit a place
a creature who dwells in the forest
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) dwell
to delay; to linger
2. (verb) dwell
to abide; to remain; to continue
3. (verb) dwell
to abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside
4. (verb) dwell
to inhabit
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Sense: to live (in a place)
She dwelt in the middle of a dark forest.
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 Afrikaans: verwyl |
 Arabic: يَسْكُن |
 Bulgarian: живея |
 Brazilian: habitar |
 Czech: bydlet, přebývat |
 German: wohnen |
 Danish: bo |
 Greek: κατοικώ |
 Spanish: habitar |
 Estonian: elunema |
 Farsi: زندگی کردن |
 Finnish: asua |
 French: habiter |
 Hebrew: לָגוּר ב- |
 Hindi: निवास करना |
 Croatian: stanovati, prebivati |
 Hungarian: lakik |
 Indonesian: menghuni |
 Icelandic: eiga heima, dveljast |
 Italian: abitare |
 Japanese: 住む |
 Korean: 거주하다 |
 Lithuanian: gyventi |
 Latvian: dzīvot |
 Malay: menghuni |
 Dutch: verblijven |
 Norwegian: bo, oppholde seg |
 Polish: mieszkać |
 Persian: زندگی کردن |
 Pashto: ژوند كول |
 Portuguese: habitar |
 Romanian: a locui |
 Russian: обитать |
 Slovak: žiť, bývať |
 Slovenian: bivati |
 Serbian: živeti |
 Swedish: bo, leva, dväljas |
 Thai: อาศัย |
 Turkish: yaşamak, oturmak |
 Taiwanese: 居住 |
 Ukrainian: жити, мешкати |
 Urdu: قیام کرنا |
 Vietnamese: cư ngụ |
 Chinese: 居住 |
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