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D0440900 (dwĕl)intr.v. dwelt (dwĕlt) or dwelled, dwell·ing, dwells 1. To live as a resident; reside.2. To exist in a given place or state: dwell in joy.3. a. To fasten one's attention on something, especially moodily or persistently: kept dwelling on what went wrong. See Synonyms at brood.b. To speak or write at length; expatiate: dwelt on the need to trim the budget.

[Middle English dwellen, from Old English dwellan, to mislead, delay, dwell.]

dwell′er n.

dwell

(dwɛl) vb (intr) , dwells, dwelling, dwelt (dwɛlt) or dwelled1. formal literary to live as a permanent resident2. to live (in a specified state): to dwell in poverty. n3. (Mechanical Engineering) a regular pause in the operation of a machine4. (Mechanical Engineering) a flat or constant-radius portion on a linear or rotary cam enabling the cam follower to remain static for a brief time[Old English dwellan to seduce, get lost; related to Old Saxon bidwellian to prevent, Old Norse dvelja, Old High German twellen to prevent] ˈdweller n

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(dwɛl)

v. dwelt dwelled, dwell•ing. v.i. 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. [before 900; Middle English: to lead astray, stun, abide, Old English dwellan to lead or go astray, hinder; c. Old High German twellen, Old Norse dvelja] dwell′er, n.

dwell

Past participle: dwelled/dwelt
Gerund: dwelling

Imperative
dwell
dwell

Present
I dwell
you dwell
he/she/it dwells
we dwell
you dwell
they dwell

Preterite
I dwelled/dwelt
you dwelled/dwelt
he/she/it dwelled/dwelt
we dwelled/dwelt
you dwelled/dwelt
they dwelled/dwelt

Present Continuous
I am dwelling
you are dwelling
he/she/it is dwelling
we are dwelling
you are dwelling
they are dwelling

Present Perfect
I have dwelled/dwelt
you have dwelled/dwelt
he/she/it has dwelled/dwelt
we have dwelled/dwelt
you have dwelled/dwelt
they have dwelled/dwelt

Past Continuous
I was dwelling
you were dwelling
he/she/it was dwelling
we were dwelling
you were dwelling
they were dwelling

Past Perfect
I had dwelled/dwelt
you had dwelled/dwelt
he/she/it had dwelled/dwelt
we had dwelled/dwelt
you had dwelled/dwelt
they had dwelled/dwelt

Future
I will dwell
you will dwell
he/she/it will dwell
we will dwell
you will dwell
they will dwell

Future Perfect
I will have dwelled/dwelt
you will have dwelled/dwelt
he/she/it will have dwelled/dwelt
we will have dwelled/dwelt
you will have dwelled/dwelt
they will have dwelled/dwelt

Future Continuous
I will be dwelling
you will be dwelling
he/she/it will be dwelling
we will be dwelling
you will be dwelling
they will be dwelling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dwelling
you have been dwelling
he/she/it has been dwelling
we have been dwelling
you have been dwelling
they have been dwelling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dwelling
you will have been dwelling
he/she/it will have been dwelling
we will have been dwelling
you will have been dwelling
they will have been dwelling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dwelling
you had been dwelling
he/she/it had been dwelling
we had been dwelling
you had been dwelling
they had been dwelling

Conditional
I would dwell
you would dwell
he/she/it would dwell
we would dwell
you would dwell
they would dwell

Past Conditional
I would have dwelled/dwelt
you would have dwelled/dwelt
he/she/it would have dwelled/dwelt
we would have dwelled/dwelt
you would have dwelled/dwelt
they would have dwelled/dwelt

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dwell - think moodily or anxiously about somethingbroodworry, care - be concerned with; "I worry about my grades"dwell on, linger over - delay
	2.	dwell - originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"consist, lie in, lieexist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
	3.	dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "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"inhabit, live, populatetenant - occupy as a tenantneighbor, neighbour - live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house"lodge in, occupy, reside - live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"domicile, domiciliate, reside, shack - make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida"people - furnish with people; "The plains are sparsely populated"overpopulate - cause to have too great a population; "Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated"cohabit, live together, shack up - share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couplelodge - be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?"bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp, tent - live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"nest - inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"room, board - live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"
	4.	dwell - exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind"inhabitexist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
	5.	dwell - come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"harpingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"

dwell

verb (Formal, literary) live, stay, reside, rest, quarter, settle, lodge, abide, hang out (informal), sojourn, establish yourself He dwells in the mountains.dwell on or upon something go on about, emphasize (informal), elaborate on, linger over, harp on about, be engrossed in, expatiate on, continue to think about, tarry over I'd rather not dwell on the past.

dwell

verb1. To have as one's domicile, usually for an extended period:abide, domicile, house, live, reside.2. To have an inherent basis:consist, exist, inhere, lie, repose, reside, rest.3. To focus the attention on something moodily and at length:brood, cark, fret, mope, worry.Informal: stew.

Translations

居住

dwell

(dwel) – past tense, past participles dwelt (-t) , dwelled – verb to live (in a place). She dwelt in the middle of a dark forest.居住ˈdwelling noun a house, flat etc. 住处dwell on to think or speak about something for a long time. It isn't a good thing to dwell on your problems. 老是想着，详细地讲述

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dwell (up)on (someone or something)

1. To obsessively think or worry about something. Try not to dwell on this rejection, honey. There are plenty of other nice boys you can ask to the dance.2. To inhabit a particular place or surface. I want to become a scientist and study the creatures that dwell upon other planets. That type of animal dwells exclusively on land.See also: dwell

dwell in an/(one's) ivory tower

To reside or exist in a place or among a social circle that is characterized by effete academic intelligence and thus is out of touch with or aloof from the realities of life. I don't put much weight in the advice of a bunch of economists dwelling in their ivory towers who've never worked a real job in their lives. It seemed easy to solve all the world's problems when I was dwelling in an ivory tower. Now that I'm out of college, I realize things are so much more complex than I'd imagined.See also: dwell, ivory, tower

dwell (up)on someone or something

to remain on the [important] subject of someone or something for a long time. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) I can't dwell upon this subject anymore. There is no need to dwell on Sarah further.See also: dwell, on

dwell (up)on something

to live on something, such as the planet Earth. (Upon is more formal than on.) This is the largest turtle that dwells upon the earth. Many creatures dwell on this earth.See also: dwell, on

*in an ivory tower

Fig. in a place, such as a university, where one can be aloof from the realities of living. (Typ—ically: be ~; dwell ~; live ~; work ~.) If you didn't spend so much time in your ivory tower, you'd know what people really think! Many professors are said to live in ivory towers. They don't know what the real world is like.See also: ivory, tower

dwell on

Also, dwell upon. Linger over; ponder, speak or write at length. For example, Let's not dwell on this topic too long; we have a lot to cover today. [c. 1500] See also: dwell, on

dwell on

v. To think or talk about something to an excessive degree: The teacher dwelled on the subject of tardiness for several minutes.See also: dwell, on

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verb live

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phrase dwell on or upon something

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verb to have as one's domicile, usually for an extended period

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verb to have an inherent basis

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verb to focus the attention on something moodily and at length

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verb think moodily or anxiously about something

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verb originate (in)

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verb inhabit or live in

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verb exist or be situated within

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verb come back to

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