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To live in a place for a long time.
Meanings of «dwell»
1 · verb
to live in a place for a long time
Many families dwell in small huts near the river.
2 · verb
to think or talk about something for too long
She often dwells on her past mistakes for hours.
Similar: brood overfixate onlinger on
Translation
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«dwell» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
DE Deutsch
ES Español
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FR Français
HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt
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have your home in a place
dwellformallive somewhere; old or literaryWild animals once dwelt in these forests.
Verb forms
Base form (V1)dwell
Past simple (V2)dwelt / dwelled
Past participle (V3)dwelt / dwelled
Base form (V1)
Some animals dwell in dark caves.
Past simple (V2)
The old man dwelt in a small village.
Past participle (V3)
My family has dwelt here for many years.
