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单词 dweller
释义

dwell

verb

ˈdwel How to pronounce dwell (audio)
dwelled ˈdweld How to pronounce dwell (audio)
ˈdwelt
or dwelt ˈdwelt How to pronounce dwell (audio) ; dwelling

intransitive verb

1
: to remain for a time
dwell in the hallway
2
a
: to live as a resident
the town in which he dwelled for eight years
the dwelling place of the gods
b
: exist, lie
where the heart of the matter dwells
3
a
: to keep the attention directed
used with on or upon
tried not to dwell on my fears
b
: to speak or write insistently
used with on or upon
reporters dwelling on the recent scandal
dweller
ˈdwe-lər How to pronounce dwell (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • abide
  • hang around
  • remain
  • stay
  • stick around
  • tarry
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Example Sentences

a cave where bats dwell dwelling with a farm family as an exchange student in France
Recent Examples on the Web Richard doesn’t want to dwell on his brother’s last moments or his absence. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2022 No one wants to dwell on the town cars, or the epic expense accounts, or the legions of assistants. New York Times, 4 Dec. 2021 But one person who doesn’t appear eager to dwell on that question, at least not publicly, is Pence himself, who has been biding his time giving speeches and setting up an organization called Advancing American Freedom. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2021 Yet to dwell on these elements is to miss the point—viewed through the prisms of climatological, geological, and evolutionary processes, humans are more or less interchangeable, their parochial concerns necessarily banal. Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021 The series is daring enough to dwell on how miracles and monsters go hand in hand. Matthew J. Cressler, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2021 One thing Larson doesn’t have on his plate is time to dwell on his near miss last year at Pocono Raceway. Dan Gelston, ajc, 23 July 2022 Teachers had the time and flexibility to dwell on more than just the basics of U.S. history and the structure of democratic government. Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2022 And though the vocal notes were the attraction, Lamar seemed just as content to dwell in dramatic pauses that were pregnant with the crowd’s adulation (and likely gave him a chance to take it all in and catch his breath). Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English dwellan to go astray, hinder; akin to Old High German twellen to tarry

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

dwell

verb

ˈdwel How to pronounce dwell (audio)
dwelt
ˈdwelt
or dwelled
ˈdweld
; dwelling
1
: to live in a place : reside
2
: to keep the attention directed
Try not to dwell on your mistakes.

dweller

noun

as in resident
one who lives permanently in a place the kinds of nuisances that city dwellers are all too familiar with

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • resident
  • inhabitant
  • occupant
  • resider
  • inhabiter
  • denizen
  • tenant
  • habitant
  • native
  • citizen
  • aborigine
  • cohabitant
  • national
  • émigré
  • villager
  • newcomer
  • migrant
  • colonist
  • townsman
  • coresident
  • burgher
  • settler
  • townie
  • emigré
  • towny
  • localite
  • local
  • subject
  • townee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • alien
  • visitor
  • foreigner
  • transient
  • tourist
  • nonresident
  • refugee
  • exile
  • emigrant
  • guest
  • expatriate
  • escaper
  • defector
  • evacuee
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