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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dwell /dwɛl/USA pronunciation v. [no object], dwelt /dwɛlt/USA pronunciation or dwelled, dwell•ing. - to live or stay as a permanent resident;
reside:He dwells in the country for most of the year. - dwell on or upon, [~ + on/upon + object] to think, speak, or write about for a long time or often:She dwelt at length on the similarities between the two paintings.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dwell (dwel),USA pronunciation v., dwelt or dwelled, dwell•ing, n. v.i. - to live or stay as a permanent resident;
reside. - to live or continue in a given condition or state: to dwell in happiness.
- to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing (often fol. by on or upon): to dwell on a particular point in an argument.
- (of a moving tool or machine part) to be motionless for a certain interval during operation.
n. - [Mach.]
- Mechanical Engineeringa flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle.
- Mechanical Engineeringa period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
- bef. 900; Middle English dwellen to lead astray, stun, abide, Old English dwellan to lead or go astray, hinder; cognate with Old Norse dvelja
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dwell /dwɛl/ vb (dwells, dwelling, dwelt /dwɛlt/, dwelled)(intransitive)- formal literary to live as a permanent resident
- to live (in a specified state): to dwell in poverty
n - a regular pause in the operation of a machine
Etymology: Old English dwellan to seduce, get lost; related to Old Saxon bidwellian to prevent, Old Norse dvelja, Old High German twellen to preventˈdweller n |