Dwell meaning of the word

intransitive verb

2

a

: to live as a resident

the town in which he dwelled for eight years

the dwelling place of the gods

b

: exist, lie

where the heart of the matter dwells

3

a

: to keep the attention directed

used with on or upon

tried not to dwell on my fears

b

: to speak or write insistently

used with on or upon

reporters dwelling on the recent scandal

Synonyms

Example Sentences



a cave where bats dwell



dwelling with a farm family as an exchange student in France

Recent Examples on the Web

The furies that Bradley manifests in wood and metal actually dwell in people’s hearts and minds.


Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023





The more intriguing terrain is where most Americans dwell, between avoidance and acquiescence.


Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023





Be fueled by past failures but don’t dwell on them.


Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023





Francis honored Benedict in his homily but didn’t dwell on his specific legacy and only uttered his name once, in the final line.


Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2023





The call added to a furious comeback the Cornhuskers were making, but rather than dwell on a tough call, UW refocused and won the title.


Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2022





Showcase moments, such as an early flying car scene, dwell on unremarkable things or go on forever.


Matt Gardner, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023





Tawada doesn’t dwell on the ineffability of a language that has never been heard before.


Natasha Wimmer, The New York Review of Books, 16 Feb. 2023





Fortunately, the arc does not dwell on those nasty aspects, giving way instead to high concept superhero adventure.


Joe George, Men’s Health, 16 Feb. 2023



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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English dwellan to go astray, hinder; akin to Old High German twellen to tarry

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of dwell was
in the 13th century

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  • 1
    dwell

    1)

    книжн.

    жить, обита́ть, находи́ться, пребыва́ть (in, at, on)

    2) подро́бно остана́вливаться, заде́рживаться (on, upon — на чём-л.);

    3) остана́вливаться, заде́рживаться пе́ред препя́тствием ( о лошади)

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > dwell

  • 2
    dwell

    dwell
    n

    /vi/ останавливаться

    Англо-русский строительный словарь.
    .
    2011.

    Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > dwell

  • 3
    dwell

    Персональный Сократ > dwell

  • 4
    dwell on

    Персональный Сократ > dwell on

  • 5
    dwell

    English-Russian aviation dictionary > dwell

  • 6
    dwell

    English-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > dwell

  • 7
    dwell

    Англо-русский словарь по машиностроению > dwell

  • 8
    dwell

    1. n выдержка, перерыв

    2. v обитать, жить; жительствовать; пребывать

    3. v оставаться; жить

    4. v подробно останавливаться или задерживаться; рассуждать

    dwell up — задерживаться; задержаться

    5. v останавливаться, задерживаться

    6. v сосредоточивать своё внимание; вспоминать; размышлять

    7. v тянуть, мешкать

    8. v задерживаться или медлить перед препятствием

    Синонимический ряд:

    2. dwell on (verb) contemplate; dwell on; meditate; ponder; reflect

    4. inhabit (verb) abide; bide; domicile; hang out; house; inhabit; live; lodge; occupy; reside; sit; stay

    5. rest (verb) consist; exist; inhere; lie; repose; rest

    Антонимический ряд:

    depart; end; leave; stop; terminate

    English-Russian base dictionary > dwell

  • 9
    dwell

    жить
    глагол:

    имя существительное:

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > dwell

  • 10
    dwell

    1. [dwel]

    2. [dwel]

    (dwelt, редк. dwelled [-{dwel}d]

    1. 1) обитать, жить; жительствовать; пребывать

    to dwell abroad [at home, in the country] — жить за границей [дома, в деревне]

    2) оставаться; жить

    her memory will always dwell with me — память о ней навсегда останется в моём сердце; я никогда её не забуду

    2. (on, upon)

    1) подробно останавливаться задерживаться (); рассуждать ()

    2) останавливаться, задерживаться ()

    to let one’s glance /one’s eye/ dwell on smth. — остановить /задержать/ взгляд на чём-л.

    3) сосредоточивать своё внимание; вспоминать; размышлять

    4) тянуть, мешкать

    3. задерживаться медлить перед препятствием ()

    НБАРС > dwell

  • 11
    dwell

    English-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > dwell

  • 12
    dwell

    [dwel]

    dwell (dwelt) жить, обитать, находиться, пребывать (in, at, on) dwell (dwelt) останавливаться, задерживаться перед препятствием (о лошади) dwell (dwelt) подробно останавливаться, задерживаться (on, upon — на чем-л.); to dwell on a note выдерживать ноту dwell (dwelt) подробно останавливаться, задерживаться (on, upon — на чем-л.); to dwell on a note выдерживать ноту

    English-Russian short dictionary > dwell

  • 13
    dwell

    Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > dwell

  • 14
    dwell

    dwel гл.;
    прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. — dwelt
    1) жить, обитать, находиться, пребывать (in, at, on) Syn: reside, live, inhabit
    2) а) подробно останавливаться, задерживаться (on, upon — на чем-л.) to dwell on a question ≈ подробно останавливаться на вопросе б) останавливаться, задерживаться перед препятствием (о лошади)
    выдержка, перерыв (в работе машины) обитать, жить;
    жительствовать;
    пребывать — to * abroad жить за границей оставаться;
    жить — her memory will always * with me память о ней навсегда останется в моем сердце;
    я никогда ее не забуду — this hope *s within our hearts надежда на это живет в наших сердцах (on, upon) подробно останавливаться или задерживаться (на чем-л.) ;
    рассуждать( о чем-л.) — he dwelt upon the subject он подробно остановился на этом предмете — we shall not * on it не будем больше об этом говорить останавливаться, задерживаться (о взгляде и т. п.) — to let one’s glance /one’s eye/ * on smth. остановить /задержать/ взгляд на чем-Л. сосредоточивать свое внимание;
    вспоминать;
    размышлять — to allow the mind to * upon the past унестись мысленно в прошлое тянуть, мешкать — to * on a note тянуть ноту — to * on a word растягивать слово задерживаться или медлить перед препятствием (о лошади)
    dwell (dwelt) жить, обитать, находиться, пребывать (in, at, on) ~ (dwelt) останавливаться, задерживаться перед препятствием (о лошади) ~ (dwelt) подробно останавливаться, задерживаться (on, upon — на чем-л.) ;
    to dwell on a note выдерживать ноту
    ~ (dwelt) подробно останавливаться, задерживаться (on, upon — на чем-л.) ;
    to dwell on a note выдерживать ноту

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > dwell

  • 15
    dwell

    1. выстой, выдержка, перерыв

    2. продолжительность печатного контакта

    3. продолжительность контакта передаточного валика с дукторным валом и раскатным цилиндром

    4. период размягчения

    English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > dwell

  • 16
    dwell

    1. перерыв в работе

    2. останавливаться

    English-Russian dictionary of Information technology > dwell

  • 17
    dwell

    Англо-русский словарь технических терминов > dwell

  • 18
    dwell on

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > dwell on

  • 19
    dwell

    1. выстой ;
    2. неподвижное состояние каретки прядильной машины периодического действия во время отмотки;
    3. цилиндрическая часть кулака или эксцентрика;
    4. задерживать(ся); выжидать
    @dwell of healds
    выстой ремизок
    @dwell of slay
    выстой батана, «мёртвое» положение батана
    @

    Англо-русский текстильный словар > dwell

  • 20
    dwell

    1. выстой ;
    2. неподвижное состояние каретки прядильной машины периодического действия во время отмотки;
    3. цилиндрическая часть кулака или эксцентрика;
    4. задерживать(ся); выжидать
    @dwell of healds
    выстой ремизок
    @dwell of slay
    выстой батана, «мёртвое» положение батана
    @

    Англо-русский текстильный словар > dwell

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  • Dwell — Dwell, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwelled}, usually contracted into {Dwelt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dwelling}.] [OE. dwellen, dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry, Sw. dv[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dwell — means to live in a place, a dwelling. It may also refer to: In gun accurizing, bullet dwell time, time between cartridge ignition, and the time the bullet leaves the barrel. Dwell, a leading UK furniture and accessories company Dwell (magazine),… …   Wikipedia

  • dwell — [ dwel ] (past tense and past participle dwelled or dwelt [ dwelt ] ) verb intransitive LITERARY 1. ) to live somewhere 2. ) if something such as a feeling dwells in a place, it exists and is very noticeable there dwell on or dwell u,pon phrasal… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dwell — [dwel] v past tense and past participle dwelt [dwelt] or dwelled [I always + adverb/preposition] [: Old English; Origin: dwellan] literary to live in a particular place ▪ They dwelt in the middle of the forest. dwell on/upon [dwell on/upon sth]… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • dwell — [dwel] vi. dwelt or dwelled, dwelling [ME dwellen < OE dwellan, to lead astray, hinder, akin to ON dvelja, to delay < IE * dh(e)wel , to obscure, make DULL] to make one s home; reside; live dwell on or dwell upon to linger over in thought… …   English World dictionary

  • Dwell — Dwell, v. t. To inhabit. [R.] Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dwell — I (linger over) verb accent, accentuate, brood over, continue, emphasize, extend, harp upon, impress, in re commorari, insist, intensify, point up, prolong, prolongate, reiterate, rem longius prosequi, stress II (reside) verb abide, be located,… …   Law dictionary

  • dwell — O.E. dwellan to mislead, deceive, originally to make a fool of, lead astray, from P.Gmc. *dwaljanan (Cf. O.N. dvöl delay, dvali sleep; M.Du. dwellen to stun, make giddy, perplex; O.H.G. twellen to hinder, delay; Dan. dvale trance, stupor …   Etymology dictionary

  • dwell on — / dwell upon [v] linger over; be engrossed in consider, continue, elaborate, emphasize, expatiate, harp on*, involve oneself, tarry over; concepts 17,239 Ant. forget, ignore, miss, pass …   New thesaurus

  • dwell — ► VERB (past and past part. dwelt or dwelled) 1) formal live in or at a place. 2) (dwell on/upon) think, speak, or write at length about. DERIVATIVES dweller noun. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • dwell in — index inhabit, occupy (take possession) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English dwellen (delay, live, remain, persist), from Old English dwellan (to mislead, deceive; be led into error, stray), from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną (to hold up, delay; hesitate), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwelH- (to whirl, swirl, blur, obfuscate), which is cognate with Old Norse dvelja and related to Proto-Germanic *dwelaną (to go astray), which underwent semantic change in its descendants.[1] Cognates include Danish dvæle (to linger, dwell) and Swedish dväljas (to dwell, reside).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: dwĕl, IPA(key): /dwɛl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun[edit]

dwell (plural dwells)

  1. (engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
  2. (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
  3. (electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.
  4. (automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).

Verb[edit]

dwell (third-person singular simple present dwells, present participle dwelling, simple past and past participle dwelt or (mostly US) dwelled)

  1. (intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
    • 1622, Henry Peacham (Jr.), The Compleat Gentleman
      I am fully resolved to go dwell in another house.
    • 1871, Charles John Smith, Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the English Language
      The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.
    • 1956, Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, and Elvis Presley (lyrics), “Heartbreak Hotel”, performed by Elvis Presley:

      Well, since my baby left me,
      Well, I found a new place to dwell.
      Well, it’s down at the end of Lonely Street
      At Heartbreak Hotel.

  2. (transitive with on) To linger on a particular thought, idea, etc.; to remain fixated on something.
    • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
      So it came about that long ere Ailie reached home it was on young Heriotside that her mind dwelled, and it was the love of him that made her eyes glow and her cheeks redden.
    • 1991 May 12, «Kidnapped!» Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
      Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
      B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
      Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it’s convenient to you, sir.
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-1:

      Corporal Jenkins: They’re always getting dropped into impossible situations. Forced to survive unbeatable odds. Just like you on Akuze!
      Shepard: Fifty marines died there, Jenkins.
      Corporal Jenkins: Sorry, Commander. I— I didn’t mean to offend you. I respect what you did there. We all do.
      Doctor Chakwas: Let’s not dwell on the past, Commander. Was there something else you needed?

    • 2015 May 25, Daniel Taylor, “Norwich reach Premier League after early blitz sees off Middlesbrough”, in The Guardian (London)[1]:

      Middlesbrough will wonder whether it might have been different if the volley that Jelle Vossen slashed towards John Ruddy’s net after nine minutes had been a couple inches lower rather than clanging off the crossbar. They should not dwell on that moment too long, however.

    Steven, stop dwelling on the past!
    But you stole my kidney!

  3. (intransitive, engineering) To be in a given state.
  4. (intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. [], part II (books IV–VI), London: [] [Richard Field] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, stanza 17, page 512:

      My liefe (ſayd ſhe) ye know, that long ygo, / Whileſt ye in durance dwelt, ye to me gaue / A little mayde, the which ye chylded tho ; / The ſame againe if now ye liſt to haue, / The ſame is yonder Lady, whom high God did ſaue.

    • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:

      I’ll rather dwell in my necessity.

    • 1802, William Wordsworth, Milton!-
      Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (live, reside): See also Thesaurus:reside

Derived terms[edit]

  • bedwell
  • bottom-dwelling
  • dwell time
  • indwell
  • mud-dwelling
  • outdwell

[edit]

  • dwelling
  • dwell on, dwell upon

Translations[edit]

live, reside

  • Arabic: سَكَنَ(sakana), أَقَامَ(ʔaqāma), قَطَنَ(qaṭana)
    Moroccan Arabic: سْكن(skən)
  • Aragonese: habitar
  • Armenian: please add this translation if you can
  • Basque: bizi izan
  • Belarusian: пражыва́ць impf (pražyvácʹ), жыць impf (žycʹ)
  • Bulgarian: живе́я (bg) impf (živéja), обита́вам (bg) impf (obitávam)
  • Cherokee: ᎡᎯ (ehi)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 居住 (zh) (jūzhù),  (zh) (zhù), 居留 (zh) (jūliú)
  • Czech: bydlet (cs)
  • Danish: leve (da), forblive, bebo, bo (da)
  • Dutch: rondhangen (nl), verblijven (nl)
  • Esperanto: loĝi (eo)
  • Finnish: asua (fi), oleskella (fi), asustaa (fi)
  • French: résider (fr)
  • Galician: residir (gl), morar (gl), habitar (gl), vivir (gl)
  • Georgian: please add this translation if you can
  • German: leben (de), verbleiben (de), wohnen (de)
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bauan)
  • Greek:
    Ancient: οἰκέω (oikéō), ναίω (naíō) (Epic)
  • Hungarian: lakik (hu)
  • Indonesian: tinggal (id), berdiam (id), mendiami (id)
  • Irish: cónaigh, bheith i do chónaí m
  • Italian: (please verify) abitare (it), (please verify) dimorare (it)[2]
  • Japanese: 住む (ja) (sumu), 居住する (ja) (kyojū suru)
  • Khmer: នៅ (km) (nɨw), រស់នៅ (rŭəh nɨw)
  • Korean: 살다 (ko) (salda), 거주하다 (ko) (geojuhada)
  • Lao: please add this translation if you can
  • Latin: incolō, habito (la)
  • Latvian: mist, dzīvot (lv)
  • Maori: noho (mi)
  • Middle English: lenden, dwellen
  • Mongolian: суух (mn) (suux)
  • Old English: būan
  • Polish: mieszkać (pl), zamieszkiwać (pl)
  • Portuguese: habitar (pt), morar (pt), (Brazil) viver (pt)
  • Romani: beśel
  • Romanian: trăi (ro), locui (ro)
  • Russian: прожива́ть (ru) impf (proživátʹ), жить (ru) impf (žitʹ), обита́ть (ru) impf (obitátʹ)
  • Sanskrit: क्षेति (kṣeti), वसति (sa) (vasati)
  • Scottish Gaelic: còmhnaich
  • Serbo-Croatian: boraviti (sh) impf
  • Slovene: bivati
  • Spanish: habitar (es), morar (es)
  • Swedish: bo (sv), leva (sv)
  • Tausug: hula
  • Telugu: నివసించు (te) (nivasiñcu)
  • Thai: อาศัยอยู่ (aa-sǎi-yùu), อยู่ (th) (yùu)
  • Tocharian B: walāk-
  • Turkish: oturmak (tr), ikamet etmek (tr), eğleşmek (tr), kalmak (tr)
  • Ukrainian: ме́шкати (uk) impf (méškaty), жи́ти (uk) impf (žýty), прожива́ти (uk) impf (prožyváty)
  • Vietnamese:  (vi)
  • Walloon: dimorer (wa), dimani (wa), lodjî (wa)
  • Yiddish: וווינען(voynen)

See also[edit]

  • abide
  • live
  • reside
  • stay

References[edit]

  1. ^ According to ODS «(eng. dwell er laan fra nord.)«, «English dwell is a loanword from Old Norse»
  2. ^ Oxford-Paravia Concise — Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese (in collaborazione con Oxford University Press). Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003. ISBN 8839551107. Online version here
  • “dwell”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • dwell in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian duello, from Latin duellum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dwɛll/

Noun[edit]

dwell m (plural dwellijiet or dwelli)

  1. duel

Derived terms[edit]

  • ddwella

Middle English[edit]

Verb[edit]

dwell

  1. Alternative form of dwellen


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dwell

 (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.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

dwell

(dwɛl)

vb (intr) , dwells, dwelling, dwelt (dwɛlt) or dwelled

1. formal literary to live as a permanent resident

2. to live (in a specified state): to dwell in poverty.

n

3. (Mechanical Engineering) a regular pause in the operation of a machine

4. (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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dwell

(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.

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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

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb 1. dwell — think moodily or anxiously about something

brood

worry, 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, lie

exist, 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, populate

tenant — occupy as a tenant

neighbor, 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 couple

lodge — 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»

inhabit

exist, 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»

harp

ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell — to say, state, or perform again; «She kept reiterating her request»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

dwell

verb (Formal, literary) live, stay, reside, rest, quarter, settle, lodge, abide, hang out (informal), sojourn, establish yourself He dwells in the mountains.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

dwell

verb

1. To have as one’s domicile, usually for an extended period:

2. To have an inherent basis:

3. To focus the attention on something moodily and at length:

The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

يَسْكُن

bydletpřebývat

bo

loĝi

asuaasustaaoleskella

eiga heima, dveljast

apsistoti priegyventisutelkti dėmesį į

dzīvot

boleva

dwell

[dwel] (dwelt (pt, pp)) VI (poet) → morar, vivir

dwell on dwell upon VI + PREP

1. (= think about) → dar vueltas a, pensar obsesivamente en; (= talk about) → insistir en (hablar de)
don’t let’s dwell upon itno hay que insistir

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dwell

[ˈdwɛl] [dwelt] (pt, pp) videmeurer

dwell on

vt fus [+ memory, idea] → s’éterniser sur

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dwell

[dwɛl] (dwelt (pt, pp)) vi (poetic) → dimorare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dwell

(dwel) past tense, past participles dwelt (-t) , dwelled verb

to live (in a place). She dwelt in the middle of a dark forest.

ˈdwelling noundwell on

to think or speak about something for a long time. It isn’t a good thing to dwell on your problems.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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With him there came forty ships of the Locrians who dwell beyond Euboea.

Ah, that I might again dwell in that enchanted land!

To wait at Monte Cristo for the purpose of watching like a dragon over the almost incalculable richs that had thus fallen into his possession satisfied not the cravings of his heart, which yearned to return to dwell among mankind, and to assume the rank, power, and influence which are always accorded to wealth — that first and greatest of all the forces within the grasp of man.

Accept me, and in mee from these receave The smell of peace toward Mankinde, let him live Before thee reconcil’d, at least his days Numberd, though sad, till Death, his doom (which I To mitigate thus plead, not to reverse) To better life shall yeeld him, where with mee All my redeemd may dwell in joy and bliss, Made one with me as I with thee am one.

All thy request for Man, accepted Son, Obtain, all thy request was my Decree: But longer in that Paradise to dwell, The Law I gave to Nature him forbids: Those pure immortal Elements that know No gross, no unharmoneous mixture foule, Eject him tainted now, and purge him off As a distemper, gross to aire as gross, And mortal food, as may dispose him best For dissolution wrought by Sin, that first Distemperd all things, and of incorrupt Corrupted.

And the people — ah, the people — They that dwell up in the steeple, All alone, And who, tolling, tolling, tolling, In that muffled monotone, Feel a glory in so rolling On the human heart a stone — They are neither man nor woman — They are neither brute nor human — They are Ghouls: — And their king it is who tolls: — And he rolls, rolls, rolls, rolls, Rolls

109-120) First of all the deathless gods who dwell on Olympus made a golden race of mortal men who lived in the time of Cronos when he was reigning in heaven.

121-139) But after earth had covered this generation — they are called pure spirits dwelling on the earth, and are kindly, delivering from harm, and guardians of mortal men; for they roam everywhere over the earth, clothed in mist and keep watch on judgements and cruel deeds, givers of wealth; for this royal right also they received; — then they who dwell on Olympus made a second generation which was of silver and less noble by far.

«We are sending you, dear flowers, Forth alone to die, Where your gentle sisters may not weep O’er the cold graves where you lie; But you go to bring them fadeless life In the bright homes where they dwell, And you softly smile that ‘t is so, As we sadly sing farewell.

At length the mantle was finished, and amid the gray threads shone golden ones, making it bright; and she sent it to the King, entreating him to wear it, for it would bring peace and love to dwell within his breast.

Amongst peoples of a strange language did I dwell, with stopped ears: so that the language of their trafficking might remain strange unto me, and their bargaining for power.

I revel in flowers without let, An atom at random in space; My soul dwells in regions ethereal, And the world is my dreaming-place.

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жить, останавливаться, обитать, пребывать, выдержка

глагол

- (dwelt, редк. dwelled [-dweld]) обитать, жить; жительствовать; пребывать

to dwell abroad [at home, in the country] — жить за границей [дома, в деревне]

- оставаться; жить

her memory will always dwell with me — память о ней навсегда останется в моём сердце; я никогда её не забуду
this hope dwells within our hearts — надежда на это живёт в наших сердцах

- подробно останавливаться или задерживаться (на чём-л.); рассуждать (о чём-л.)

he dwelt upon the subject — он подробно остановился на этом предмете
we shall not dwell on it — не будем больше об этом говорить

- останавливаться, задерживаться (о взгляде и т. п.)

to let one’s glance /one’s eye/ dwell on smth. — остановить /задержать/ взгляд на чём-л.

- сосредоточивать своё внимание; вспоминать; размышлять

to allow the mind to dwell upon the past — унестись мысленно в прошлое

- тянуть, мешкать

to dwell on a note — тянуть ноту
to dwell on a word — растягивать слово

- задерживаться или медлить перед препятствием (о лошади)

существительное

- выдержка, перерыв (в работе машины)

motion dwell — остановка движения; выстой

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Словосочетания

dwell phase — фаза покоя  
dwell under the canopy — жить под открытым небом; не иметь пристанища  
dwell in uncertainty — быть в нерешительности  
live full dwell — время видеонаблюдения в полноэкранном формате  

Примеры с переводом

Don’t dwell on the past.

Не зацикливайся на прошлом.

They dwelt in the forest.

Они обитали в лесу.

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

Этот вид рыб обитает вблизи океанского дна.

The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country.

Корни этих проблем кроются в социальной несправедливости в этой стране.

…dwelling with a farm family as an exchange student in France…

…жил во Франции, с семьей фермера, в качестве студента по обмену…

Hilarity is the last thing you expect to find at a funeral, but we were there to celebrate his life rather than to dwell on his death.

Веселье и смех — это последнее, что ожидаешь найти на похоронах, но мы пришли туда, чтобы отпраздновать его жизнь, а не распространяться о его смерти.

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Hurl’d headlong…To bottomless perdition, there to dwell

… to insist on its being either symbol or fact is to dwell needlessly on a false dichotomy.

Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке , напротив примера.

Возможные однокоренные слова

dweller  — житель, обитатель
dwelling  — жилье, жилище, дом, проживание, жилплощадь
indwell  — проживать, населять, постоянно пребывать, не оставлять, не покидать

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: dwell
he/she/it: dwells
ing ф. (present participle): dwelling
2-я ф. (past tense): dwelled or dwelt
3-я ф. (past participle): dwelled or dwelt

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