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- DictionaryDwell·ing/ˈdweliNG/
noun
- 1. a house, apartment, or other place of residence: formal, literary "the proposed dwelling is out of keeping with those nearby"
A dwelling is a home — where someone lives. Houses, apartments, and condos are all dwellings. If you know that to dwell means to live somewhere, then the meaning of dwelling won't be a surprise: it's an abode, domicile, or home. Your dwelling might be a house or an apartment. Tents, trailers, and igloos are all dwellings.
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.
Definition of dwelling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · dwelling. (dwelɪŋ ) Word forms: plural dwellings. countable noun. A dwelling or a dwelling place is a place where someone lives. [formal] Some 3,500 new dwellings are planned for the area. Synonyms: home, house, residence, abode More Synonyms of dwelling. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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 from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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. (of a moving tool or machine part) to be motionless for a certain interval during operation.
5 days ago · Word forms: dwellings plural. countable noun. A dwelling or a dwelling place is a place where someone lives. [formal] Some 3,500 new dwellings are planned for the area. Synonyms: home, house, residence, abode More Synonyms of dwelling. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
