Definition & Meaning of "dwell"in English

to dwell

VERB

to live in a particular place

live

reside

settle

Intransitive: to dwell somewhere

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

State verb

Regular

Present tense

dwell

3rd person singular

dwells

Present participle

dwelling

Past simple

dwelt

Past participle

dwelt

Examples

The family decided to dwell in a quaint village after years of city living.

to exist at the core of something

inhere

lie

reside

Intransitive: to dwell in sth

Examples

The real issue dwells in the lack of communication between the teams.

Lexical Tree

dweller

dwelling

indwell

dwell

Nearby Words

Definition & Meaning of "dwell"in English

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