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. 1. To fasten one's attention: kept dwelling on what went wrong. See synonyms at brood.
   2. 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.]

dweller dwell'er n.

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verb

1. To have as one's domicile, usually for an extended period: abide, domicile, house, live¹, reside. See place.
2. To have an inherent basis: consist, exist, inhere, lie¹, repose, reside, rest¹. See start/end.
3. To focus the attention on something moodily and at length: brood, cark, fret, mope, worry. Informal stew. See concern/unconcern, thoughts.

v

Definition: live in
Antonyms: roam, wander

IN BRIEF: To think, write or speak about for a prolonged period of time. Also: to live in a place.

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that. — J.K. Rowling.

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• Machinery and Mechanical Devices - dwell: period in cycle of operation in which given machine part remains motionless

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - bo, dvæle, tøve
n. - ophold, hvileslag

idioms:

• dwell on    udbrede sig om, dvæle ved

Nederlands (Dutch)
wonen, blijven stilstaan

Français (French)
v. intr. - habiter, demeurer, résider, (fig) résider (dans)
n. - habitation, demeure

idioms:

• dwell on    s'arrêter sur, s'attarder, s'étendre sur, (Mus) appuyer sur (note), s'appesantir sur, insister ou appuyer sur

Deutsch (German)
v. - wohnen, leben
n. - (Sport) Halt, (Tech.) Haltezeit

idioms:

• dwell on    bei etwas verweilen, Über etwas nachdenken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατοικώ, διαμένω

idioms:

• dwell on    παραμένω σε, εμμένω, επιμένω σε

Italiano (Italian)
abitare, vivere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - residir, prolongar-se

idioms:

• dwell on    insistir em

Русский (Russian)
обитать

idioms:

• dwell on    останавливаться, подчеркивать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - morar, vivir
n. - parte cilíndrica de una cámara

idioms:

• dwell on    meditar sobre

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vistas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
居住, 踌躇, 机器运转中的规则小停顿, 凸轮曲线的同心部分

idioms:

• dwell on    细想, 详述

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 居住, 躊躇
n. - 機器運轉中的規則小停頓, 凸輪曲線的同心部分

idioms:

• dwell on    細想, 詳述

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 거주하다, 잔존하다, (동물이) 울타리를 넘기 전에 머뭇거리다
n. - 주저, 휴지

idioms:

• dwell on    천천히 생각하다, 상세하게 얘기하다, (기억 등이) 따라 다니다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 住む, 居住する, 存する
n. - 休止

idioms:

• dwell on    いつまでも考える, くよくよ考える, 長々と述べる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبقي لفترة, يسكن, يمعن النظر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התגורר, גר, היסס לפני מעבר מכשול (סוס)‬
n. - ‮הפסקה קלה סדירה בפעולת מכונה‬

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