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DWELT
DWELL
brood, dwell
(verb) think moodily or anxiously about something
harp, dwell
(verb) come back to; “Don’t dwell on the past”; “She is always harping on the same old things”
populate, dwell, live, inhabit
(verb) be an inhabitant of or reside in; “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”
dwell, consist, lie, lie in
(verb) originate (in); “The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country”
dwell, inhabit
(verb) exist or be situated within; “Strange notions inhabited her mind”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
dwelt
simple past tense and past participle of dwell
Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
Source: Wiktionary
Dwelt, imp. & p. p.
Definition: of Dwell.
DWELL
Dwell, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled, usually contracted into Dwelt (p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] Etym: [OE. dwellen, dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry, Sw. dväljas to dwell, Dan. dvæle 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.
Dwell, v. t.
Definition: To inhabit. [R.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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