Definition of Dwell
Dwell
dwell
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
(literary or formal) to live in a particular place, to stay/linger in a place for some time, or to exist in some place;
e.g. The region is too cold for humans to dwell, but scientists have set up research stations there anyway. They wanted to dwell in that section of the museum for more time.
(verb)
to keep one's attention fixed on something, often speaking or writing repetitively about it (usually used as "dwell on");
e.g. I didn't want to dwell on the bad news. News outlets will dwell on this incident for many days.
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