Found 3 items, similar to Dwell.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: dwell
bertempat tinggal, duduk, mendiami, merenungkan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: dwell
dwell
v 1: 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]
[also:
dwelt]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: 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.]
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2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
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I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. --Shak.
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Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
--Wordsworth.
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3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
in a place; to reside.
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The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have
possessions. --Peacham.
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The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.
Smith.
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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.
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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.
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Dwell
\Dwell\, v. t.
To inhabit. [R.] --Milton.
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