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dwell

/dw/E/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. think moodily or anxiously about something

    verb.cognition

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. originate (in)

    verb.stative

    Examples
    The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

    verb.stative

    Examples
    This kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. exist or be situated within

    verb.stative

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. come back to

    verb.communication

    Examples
    Don't dwell on the past.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. To delay; to linger.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  7. To inhabit.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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