Definitions for dwell
dwɛldwell

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. brood, dwellverb

   think moodily or anxiously about something

2. dwell, consist, lie, lie inverb

   originate (in)

   "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

3. populate, dwell, live, inhabitverb

   inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

   "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"; "deer are populating the woods"

4. dwell, inhabitverb

   exist or be situated within

   "Strange notions inhabited her mind"

5. harp, dwellverb

   come back to

   "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dwellnoun

   A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.

2. dwellnoun

   A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.

3. dwellnoun

   A planned delay in a timed control program.

4. dwellnoun

   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).

5. dwellverb

   To live; to reside.

6. dwellverb

   To linger (on) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on).

7. dwellverb

   To be in a given state.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Dwellverb

   To inhabit.

   I saw and heard; for we sometimes
   Who dwell this wild, constrain’d by want, come forth
   To town or village nigh. John Milton, Paradise Regained, b. i.

2. To DWELLverb

   preterite dwelt, or dwelled.

   Etymology: duala, old Teutonick, is stay, delay; duelia, Islandick, to stay, to stand still.

   1. To inhabit; to live in a place; to reside; to have an habitation.

   If thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond-servant. Lev. xxv. 39.

   He shall dwell alone, without the camp shall his habitation be. Lev. xiii. 46.

   John Haywood and Sir Thomas More, in the parish wherein I was born, dwelt and had possessions. Henry Peacham, on Poetry.

   Why are you vex’d, lady? Why do you frown?
   Here dwell no frowns, nor anger; from these gates
   Sorrow flies far. John Milton.

   2. To live in any form of habitation.

   Abraham sojourned in the land of Promise as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles. Heb. xi. 9.

   3. To be in any state or condition.

   ’Tis safer to be that which we destroy,
   Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   4. To be suspended with attention.

   Th’ attentive queen
   Dwelt on his accents, and her gloomy eyes
   Sparkled with gentler fires. Edmund Smith, Phæd. and Hippolitus.

   5. To fix the mind upon; to hang upon with fondness.

   Such was that face, on which I dwelt with joy,
   Ere Greece assembled, stemm’d the tides to Troy;
   But parting then for that detested shore,
   Our eyes, unhappy! never greeted more. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   6. To continue long speaking.

   He preach’d the joys of heav’n and pains of hell,
   And warn’d the sinner with becoming zeal;
   But on eternal mercy lov’d to dwell. John Dryden, Good Parson.

   We have dwelt pretty long on the considerations of space and duration. John Locke.

   Those who defend our negotiators, dwell upon their zeal and patience. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dwell

   Dwell is a verb that refers to the act of living or residing in a particular place. It means to inhabit or occupy a certain location for an extended period of time. Additionally, it can also imply a state of being absorbed or focused on a particular thought or feeling.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dwellverb

   to delay; to linger

2. Dwellverb

   to abide; to remain; to continue

3. Dwellverb

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

4. Dwellverb

   to inhabit

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dwell

   Dwell is an American magazine devoted to modern architecture and design. It was launched in September 2000 by mail-order heiress 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. Arieff subsequently resigned in August 2006, citing a "fundamental change in the magazine's mission and philosophy" as her reason for leaving. Dwell is published 10 times a year by Dwell Media, LLC. 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. Recently, president and publisher Michela O’Connor Abrams has attempted to capitalize on the magazine’s success by introducing a number of branded spin-offs, including a limited edition minimalist athletic sneaker designed by Medium Design Group and a weekly TV series on the Fine Living cable network. Dwell LLC also publishes a popular design website dwell.com and produces an annual design conference and exhibition called Dwell on Design. Approximately 50% of the pages in a typical issue of Dwell are used for advertising.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dwell

   dwel, v.i. to abide in a place: to remain: to rest the attention: to continue long.—v.t. (Milt.) to inhabit, to place:—pr.p. dwell′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. dwelled or dwelt.—ns. Dwell′er; Dwell′ing, the place where one dwells: habitation: continuance; Dwell′ing-house, a house used as a dwelling, in distinction from a place of business or other building; Dwell′ing-place, a place of residence. [A.S. dwellan, to cause to wander, to delay, from dwal or dol, the original of Eng. dull.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dwellverb

   1.) Live in or at a specified place. 2.) Think, speak, or write at length about lingering on a slight regular pause in the motion of a machine. 3.) Redeeming energy in a body. Recharging calculation.

   I dwell in the place I reside in mind.

   Etymology: Resting

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 6, 2024  

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   dwellverb

   To live at or in a (place, country, etc.)

   I dwell in the USA.

   
   

   Submitted by zakaria1409 on July 12, 2022  

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dwell in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dwell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of dwell in a Sentence

1. Brian Kemp:

   The election is over and hardworking Georgians are ready to move forward. We can no longer dwell on the divisive politics of the past but must focus on Georgia's bright and promising future.

2. David Huddle:

   The main goal of a terrorist attack is to create terror, it's important to go on with your life. You can't dwell on it or you'll never be happy.

3. Bernardino Leon:

   I think we should not dwell on this element of destruction. It is about being effective in fighting these mafias.

4. Jim:

   When you read about a car crash in which two or three youngsters are killed, do you pause to dwell on the amount of love and treasure and patience parents poured into bodies no longer suitable for open caskets

5. Starter Mike Fiers:

   Nobody is surprised to see Hendriks helping out. Everything he does is with a passion and care known well for his thoughtful work off the field as much as his intensity on it. Hendriks reliability in the ninth inning has earned him a solid reputation, too. But you wont hear Hendriks say it. He plans to earn the job again. I dont want to be complacent, he said. Going out there and making sure I put everything on the line every night is a big thing for me. The Oakland closer received a nice raise when he signed a $ 5.3 million, one-year contract last month to avoid salary arbitration. The 31-year-old Hendriks is approaching this season as if he has everything to prove once again. He plans to take the mound each opportunity he gets exhibiting the confidence that he can and will repeat what he did last season. The right-hander, a former opener for the As, went 4-4 with a 1.80 ERA and 25 saves over a career-high 75 appearances spanning 85 innings. I dont want to dwell too much on last year because I dont want to rest on my laurels. I dont want to go out there and be like, Oh, I had my good year, I can ride that wave as long as I can, Hendriks said. I want to go out there and prove that it wasnt a fluke. I want to go out there and prove that no matter what happened last year I still need to win the job this year. I dont want to be gifted anything. I dont want to be given anything, I want to go out there and make sure that in spring training I prove that I want this role, I want this job and Im going to run away with it and prove to everybody why I want it. Hendriks became a key piece for As manager Bob Melvin late in games last season as The Oakland earned the ALs top wild card before losing to Tampa Bay. Considering his topsy-turvy history, Melvin is hardly surprised by Hendriks focus. He got designated for assignment on June 25, 2018 and has been through that almost a half-dozen times now before starting The Oakland 7-2 wild-card loss at Yankee Stadium just more than three months later. You would expect that from somebody thats been through the trials and tribulations that hes been over his career, so I think it is more about him not relaxing at all, Melvin said. He wants to be pushed, he wants to earn everything that he gets. Hes come a long way. He had as dominant a year really as anybody in baseball. He has learned from other times when he thought things were going smoothly, saying, I dont like feeling like Ive got it in the bag because as soon as I do somethings always going to pop up, Hendriks said. I dealt with certain things very poorly in the past and my mindset to get over that was expect the worst and hope for the best, he said. Expect the worst and if something good happens youre able to handle it, rather than expecting things and if they didnt come to fruition, falling out a rabbit hole and being kind of self-deprecating and all that. Starter Mike Fiers appreciates Hendriks determination and focus to again show why he is fit to be the ninth-inning option. Everyone has their ups and downs, and thats similar to how I am. I dont want to just sit back and be like Listen, Ive got the job.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dwell
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dwell
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dwell
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwell
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dwell
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dwell