Verb: dwell (dwelt, also dwelled) dwel
- Be an inhabitant of; spend most of one's life in
"this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean";
- populate, live, inhabit
- Exist or be situated within
"Evil thoughts dwelt in his mind";
- inhabit
- Originate (in)
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country";
- consist, lie, lie in
- Think moodily or anxiously about something
"He dwelt on past regrets";
- brood, dwell on
- (usually with on) repeatedly come back to a subject; persistently complain about
"Don't dwell on the past";
- harp
Derived forms: dwells, dwelt, dwelling, dwelled
See also: dwell on
Type of: be, care, exist, ingeminate [archaic], iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell, worry
Encyclopedia: Dwell