Dwelt

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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[aum]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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dwelt \Dwelt\, imp. & p. p.
     of {Dwell}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dwelt
       See {dwell}