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Definition of 'dwell'

Verb

  1. think moodily or anxiously about something
       Synonyms: brood
  2. originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
       Synonyms: consist lie belong lie in
  3. inhabit or live in; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"
       Synonyms: live inhabit
  4. come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
       Synonyms: harp


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