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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
dwell
verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
dwelling house
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
on
▪ But these are technical considerations not to be dwelt on here.
▪ Why a pair was so expensive just four years ago is something you could dwell on well into the night.
▪ This is worth dwelling on, because those who brush quality off as unaffordable abound in the business world as well.
▪ She tried not to dwell on why it was that she hadn't.
▪ The significance of the fact that so many states are still in play is worth dwelling on.
▪ The Murphy kitchen was not something to dwell on.
▪ Her mind sheered away from images she didn't want to dwell on.
too
▪ But I don't think the readers of Aura will want me to dwell too much on the pain.
▪ But there are other, less positive reasons for not dwelling too much on the war.
▪ While Schweitzer tended to dwell too exclusively on this aspect, he was certainly justified in stressing it.
▪ I don't want to dwell too much on the obvious but a number of things should be pointed out here.
upon
▪ The scale of the trauma is perhaps still too great to be dwelt upon for long.
▪ But that is not the story they dwell upon.
■ NOUN
house
▪ Goblin A general name for the familiar demon or mischievous spirit who dwells in private houses or in the chinks of trees.
▪ They drew rein in Sparta before the lordly dwelling, a house far more splendid than either young man had ever seen.
▪ After more than forty years, strangers now dwelt in the houses I knew at Wood Green.
time
▪ He hardly had time to dwell on such matters, however.
▪ Give yourself the time to dwell on the miracle that has just taken place.
▪ At the time he didn't dwell on the man whose cap, and life, he stole.
■ VERB
want
▪ I want to dwell upon the draft immigration rules because most hon. Members have mentioned them.
▪ I do not want to dwell on it; we know it to be true.
▪ But I don't think the readers of Aura will want me to dwell too much on the pain.
▪ Her mind sheered away from images she didn't want to dwell on.
▪ But I don't want to dwell on that too much.
▪ I don't want to dwell too much on the obvious but a number of things should be pointed out here.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ A woodsman and his family dwelt in the middle of the forest.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But in her writing and speeches Shaughnessy did not dwell on this problem; perhaps that was a necessary part of salesmanship.
▪ Each country has its own geography where the spirit dwells and where physical force can never conquer even an inch of ground.
▪ He had certainly never bothered to dwell much before on what the moon saw as it climbed.
▪ I am suspicious of gods who dwell benignly in heavens, immutable and supreme.
▪ The Lord in his glory had actually come to dwell amongst his people.
▪ They force the reader to slow down, to dwell or brood on what is happening.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dwell

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["a]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E. dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.]

  1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]

  2. To abide; to remain; to continue.

    I 'll rather dwell in my necessity.
    --Shak.

    Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
    --Wordsworth.

  3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside.

    The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have possessions.
    --Peacham.

    The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.
    --C. J. Smith.

    To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on. ``My hopes in heaven to dwell.''
    --Shak.

    To dwell on or To dwell upon, to continue long on or in; to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.

    They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and language, fixed in amazement.
    --Buckminster.

    Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue; stay; rest.

Dwell

Dwell \Dwell\, v. t. To inhabit. [R.]
--Milton.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
dwell

Old English dwellan "to mislead, deceive," originally "to make a fool of, lead astray," from Proto-Germanic *dwelan "to go or lead astray" (cognates: Old Norse dvöl "delay," dvali "sleep;" Middle Dutch dwellen "to stun, make giddy, perplex;" Old High German twellen "to hinder, delay;" Danish dvale "trance, stupor," dvaelbær "narcotic berry," source of Middle English dwale "nightshade"), from PIE *dhwel-, extended form of root *dheu- (1) "dust, cloud, vapor, smoke" (and related notions of "defective perception or wits").\n

\nRelated to Old English gedweola "error, heresy, madness." Sense shifted in Middle English through "hinder, delay," to "linger" (c.1200, as still in phrase to dwell upon), to "make a home" (mid-13c.). Related: Dwelled; dwelt; dwells.

Wiktionary
dwell

n. 1 (context engineering English) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state. 2 (context engineering English) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed. 3 (context electrical engineering English) A planned delay in a timed control program. 4 (context automotive English) 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). vb. 1 (context intransitive now literary English) To live; to reside. 2 (context intransitive English) To linger ('''on''') a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on). 3 (context intransitive engineering English) To be in a given state. 4 (context intransitive English) To abide; to remain; to continue.

WordNet
dwell
  1. v. think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: brood]

  2. originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: consist, lie, belong, lie in]

  3. make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate]

  4. come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things" [syn: harp]

  5. [also: dwelt]

Wikipedia
Dwell

Dwell means to remain in a place, as a residence (a dwelling), or metaphorically to stay on a subject. It may also refer to:

  • Dwell (magazine), a monthly American publication focused on modern architecture and design
  • Dwell (retailer), a leading UK furniture and accessories company
  • Dwell is an (angular) measure important to tuning how long the coil spends charging to spark automotive ignition systems.
Dwell (retailer)

Dwell is a retailer of furniture in the United Kingdom. The company was originally established in 2002 as Dwell Retail Ltd., and opened its first store in London the following year. After falling into administration, it was re-established in July 2013. The company was acquired by British retail group DFS in August 2014.

Dwell (magazine)

Dwell is an American magazine devoted to modern architecture and design. It was launched in September 2000 by Lara Hedberg Deam with architecture and design critic Karrie Jacobs as its Editor-in-Chief. In August 2002 Jacobs left the magazine and was replaced by senior editor Allison Arieff. Following Arieff, Sam Grawe held the position from 2006 - 2011. Current Editor-in-Chief and EVP Content Amanda Dameron joined Dwell in 2008. Her work has been published in numerous domestic and international titles, from Condé Nast Traveler, Los Angeles Magazine, Urbis, Vogue Living and Elle Décor UK. As Editor-in-Chief of Dwell Media and EVP Content, she directs content across all the company's platforms, extending from print and digital to live events, e-commerce, research and other ancillary products.

Dwell is published 10 times a year (monthly except bi-monthly in December/January and July/August) by Dwell Media, LLC. Dwell Media also publishes three special interest publications annually. The current subscription is priced at $19.95 a year. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, by the close of 2005 the magazine's circulation exceeded 260,000, a 25.5 percent increase over 2004. President and CEO Michela O’Connor Abrams has capitalized on the magazine’s success by introducing a number of branded spin-offs, including Dwell digital properties—dwell.com and Dwell Store—as well as national events from modern home tours to the Dwell on Design® events in Los Angeles and New York City. A limited edition minimalist athletic sneaker designed by Medium Design Group and a weekly TV series on the Fine Living cable network were also in production for a short time. Approximately 50% of the pages in a typical issue of Dwell are used for advertising.

Usage examples of "dwell".

Thus also Nachi Cocom, who dwelt in the chief town of Zututa in the province Chichen Itza, that called Chichen Itza, and Ah Cahuot Cocom, aiding the word of God and our great King, delivered up their standards and banners for the sake of our great King, for the conquest, and received the Adelantado and the father the priest in their towns, nor did they make war, but abstained from all injury, and laid out churches and town-houses for their followers.

He was admonished of his error by the chief of the race of Seljuk, who dwelt in the territory of Bochara.

He dwelt unnecessarily, I thought, on my prior loss to Makato and on the bout I had won by forfeit because Makato had incapacitated my Aikido adversary.

I was on thorns, and I tried everything to avoid that subject, and to lead the conversation into a different channel, for the amorous particulars, on which she was dwelling with apparent delight, vexed me greatly, and spite causing coldness, I was afraid of not playing my part very warmly in the amorous contest which was at hand.

Principle not dwelling in the higher regions, one not powerful enough to ensure the permanence of the existences in which it is exhibited, one which in its coming into being and in its generative act is but an imitation of an antecedent Kind, and, as we have shown, cannot at every point possess the unchangeable identity of the Intellectual Realm.

The second Lokman, also called the Sage, was a slave and Abyssinian negro, sold by the Israelites during the reign of David or Solomon, and who left a volume of proverbs and exempla, not fables or apologues, some of which still dwell in the public memory.

Mathew Marksman really was, had ended in--what he was now ashamed to dwell over, or even to call to mind.

Up, still up, until we reached the chamber where had dwelt Simbri the Shaman, that same chamber whence he was wont to watch his stars, in which Atene had threatened us with death.

Socialist movement in foreign lands is atheistic and anti-religious, but as sufficient has been given, let us dwell more on the anti-religious activities of the Revolutionists in our own country.

Our main force would attack from all entries to the dwelling, a second force remaining without, in the darkness, to see to any attackers attempting our rear.

I, attempting in vain to place what little I had seen of the dwelling in its proper place.

Surely did I begin to believe they meant themselves to be seen, and yet, when a bloodied male appeared from the side of the dwelling, to stagger and fall nearly upon them, they quickly hugged the ground as though attempting invisibility.

The two heads, one hoary and aged and the other young and bright, leaned together as the duke of Avaria and the duchess of Fesse bent close in intimate conversation The door closed, cutting them off, and Hanna felt rushed along as Hugh led his retinue at a brisk pace under shaded porticos and out across the blistering hot courtyard that separated the regnal palace from the one where the skopos dwelled.

As she walked along the now gas-lit streets, she found her mind dwelling persistently--not on the inquest at which she had been present, not even on The Avenger, but on his victims.

Also he said that it was better to live on watercresses with an easy mind, however angry they might make your stomach, than to dwell in a big hut with a couple of cross women, which is what would have happened to you, Baas, if you had stopped at Walloo.