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- DictionaryDwell/dwel/
verb
- 1. live in or at a specified place: formal, literary "groups of people still dwell in these caves"
noun
- 1. a slight regular pause in the motion of a machine. technical
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.
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)
Synonyms for DWELL: remain, stay, wait, hang around, abide, tarry, stick around, linger; Antonyms of DWELL: leave, move, go, depart, get off, cut out, pull out, quit
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.
to live in a place or in a particular way: dwell in She dwelt in remote parts of Asia for many years. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Living or sleeping somewhere. abide. co-resident. co-residential. domiciled. exist.
To dwell on something — usually something bad, like a failed romance or terrible service in a restaurant — is to think or speak about it at great length. Dwell has been part of the English language for over 1,000 years.
1. to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside. 2. to exist or continue in a given condition or state. 3. (of a moving tool or machine part) to be motionless for a certain interval during operation. 4. dwell on or upon, to think, speak, or write about at length or with persistence; linger over.
If you dwell on something, especially something unpleasant, you think, speak, or write about it a lot or for quite a long time.
Definition of dwell verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
