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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Dwell \Dwell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled, usually contracted
into Dwelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] [OE. dwellen,
dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder,
delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry,
Sw. dv["a]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E.
dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.]
1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
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2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
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I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. --Shak.
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Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
--Wordsworth.
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3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
in a place; to reside.
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The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have
possessions. --Peacham.
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The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.
Smith.
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To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.
``My hopes in heaven to dwell.'' --Shak.
To dwell on or To dwell upon, to continue long on or in;
to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as,
to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
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They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and
language, fixed in amazement. --Buckminster.
Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue;
stay; rest.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Dwelt \Dwelt\, imp. & p. p.
of Dwell.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Dwell \Dwell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled, usually contracted
into Dwelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] [OE. dwellen,
dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder,
delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry,
Sw. dv["a]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E.
dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.]
1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. --Shak.
Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
--Wordsworth.
3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
in a place; to reside.
The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have
possessions. --Peacham.
The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.
Smith.
To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.
``My hopes in heaven to dwell.'' --Shak.
To dwell on or upon, to continue long on or in; to remain
absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to dwell
upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and
language, fixed in amazement. --Buckminster.
Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue;
stay; rest.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Dwelt \Dwelt\, imp. & p. p.
of Dwell.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
dwell
v 1: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: brood]
2: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices
in this country" [syn: consist, lie, belong, lie in]
3: make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in
Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people
inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The
plains are sparsely populated" [syn: shack, reside, live,
inhabit, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate]
4: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always
harping on the same old things" [syn: harp]
[also: dwelt]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
dwelt
See dwell
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
dwelt
vb.
(infl of en dwell ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
dwelt
vb.
(infl of en dwell ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
dwelt
vb.
(infl of en dwell ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
dwelt
vb.
(infl of en dwell ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
dwelt
Englanti vb.
(taivm-imperf-pperf en dwell)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
dwelt
Engelska a.
(avledning en dwell ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb dwell)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Dwelt /dwˈɛlt/
سكن
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
dwelt /dwˈɛlt/
přebýval
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
dwelt /dwˈɛlt/
bydlel
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
dwell /dwˈɛl/ (dwelt /dwˈɛlt/ <>, dwelt /dwˈɛlt/ <>)
[formal] leben [an einem Ort]
"dwell in caves" - in Höhlen leben
see: dwelling, dwelt
Note: in a place
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
dwelt /dwˈɛlt/
gelebt
see: dwell, dwelling
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
dwell on sth. /dwˈɛl ˌɒn ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/ (dwelt /dwˈɛlt/ <>, dwelt /dwˈɛlt/ <>)
einer Sache nachhängen
see: dwelling on, dwelt on, dwell on the past
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
dwell /dwˈɛl/ (dwelt /dwˈɛlt/ <>, dwelt /dwˈɛlt/ <>)
verweilen, bleiben
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
dwelt /dwˈɛlt/
boraviti, obitavali, obitavao
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈdwɛɫt/
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 居住,细想;
vbl. 居住,细想;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vbl. dwell的过去式和过去分词
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