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31dwell — verb past tense and past participle dwelt, or dwelled (I) literary to live in a particular place: A woodsman and his family dwelt in the middle of the forest. dwell on/upon sth phrasal verb (T) to think or talk for too long about something,… …
32dwell — verb, formal gypsies dwell in these caves dwell on Syn: reside, live, be settled, be housed, lodge, stay; informal put up; formal abide, be domiciled …
33dwell on — or[dwell upon] {v.} To stay on a subject; not leave something or want to leave; not stop talking or writing about. * /Joe dwelt on his mistake long after the test was over./ * /Our eyes dwelled on the beautiful sunset./ * /The principal dwelled… …
34dwell on — or[dwell upon] {v.} To stay on a subject; not leave something or want to leave; not stop talking or writing about. * /Joe dwelt on his mistake long after the test was over./ * /Our eyes dwelled on the beautiful sunset./ * /The principal dwelled… …
35dwell — intransitive verb (dwelled or dwelt; dwelling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dwellan to go astray, hinder; akin to Old High German twellen to tarry Date: 13th century 1. to remain for a time 2. a. to live as a resident …
36dwell — See reside. See reside, live, dwell …
37dwell on — Synonyms and related words: accent, accentuate, always trot out, bear in mind, belabor, breathe vengeance, brood over, cherish, continue, dawdle, drag out, draw out, dwell upon, emphasize, extend, fan the embers, give emphasis to, hammer away at …
38dwell — [OE] Dwell has changed its meaning remarkably over the centuries. In Old English it meant ‘confuse, lead astray’. It goes back to a Germanic base *dwel , *dwal , *dwul , which also produced Old English dwola ‘error’, Gothic dwals ‘foolish’, and… …
39dwell — dwel v. reside, live in, inhabit; consider for a long time, dwell upon …
40dwell on — think about or talk about something all the time I wish he wouldn t always dwell on his personal problems …
