Meaning of "dwell" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DWELL

Old English dwellan to seduce, get lost; related to Old Saxon bidwellian to prevent, Old Norse dvelja, Old High German twellen to prevent.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DWELL

dwell  [dwɛl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DWELL

Dwell is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dwell in English.

WHAT DOES DWELL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dwell

Dwell means to remain in a place, as a residence, or metaphorically to stay on a subject. It may also refer to: ▪ Dwell, a monthly American publication focused on modern architecture and design ▪ Dwell, a leading UK furniture and accessories company ▪ Interface defeat, a condition encountered with ceramic armour in which a projectile is consumed on the surface of the armour without penetrating ▪ Terminal dwell time, in train and subway operations, the amount of time taken at each stop ▪ Dwell is an measure important to tuning how long the coil spends charging to spark automotive ignition systems. ▪ Dwell Time is the time that an antenna beam spends on a target is called dwell time TD.

Definition of dwell in the English dictionary

The first definition of dwell in the dictionary is to live as a permanent resident. Other definition of dwell is to live. Dwell is also a regular pause in the operation of a machine.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DWELL

PRESENT

Present

I dwell

you dwell

he/she/it dwells

we dwell

you dwell

they dwell

Present continuous

I am dwelling

you are dwelling

he/she/it is dwelling

we are dwelling

you are dwelling

they are dwelling

Present perfect

I have dwelled

you have dwelled

he/she/it has dwelled

we have dwelled

you have dwelled

they have dwelled

Present perfect continuous

I have been dwelling

you have been dwelling

he/she/it has been dwelling

we have been dwelling

you have been dwelling

they have been dwelling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I dwelled

you dwelled

he/she/it dwelled

we dwelled

you dwelled

they dwelled

Past continuous

I was dwelling

you were dwelling

he/she/it was dwelling

we were dwelling

you were dwelling

they were dwelling

Past perfect

I had dwelled

you had dwelled

he/she/it had dwelled

we had dwelled

you had dwelled

they had dwelled

Past perfect continuous

I had been dwelling

you had been dwelling

he/she/it had been dwelling

we had been dwelling

you had been dwelling

they had been dwelling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will dwell

you will dwell

he/she/it will dwell

we will dwell

you will dwell

they will dwell

Future continuous

I will be dwelling

you will be dwelling

he/she/it will be dwelling

we will be dwelling

you will be dwelling

they will be dwelling

Future perfect

I will have dwelled

you will have dwelled

he/she/it will have dwelled

we will have dwelled

you will have dwelled

they will have dwelled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been dwelling

you will have been dwelling

he/she/it will have been dwelling

we will have been dwelling

you will have been dwelling

they will have been dwelling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dwell

you would dwell

he/she/it would dwell

we would dwell

you would dwell

they would dwell

Conditional continuous

I would be dwelling

you would be dwelling

he/she/it would be dwelling

we would be dwelling

you would be dwelling

they would be dwelling

Conditional perfect

I would have dwell

you would have dwell

he/she/it would have dwell

we would have dwell

you would have dwell

they would have dwell

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been dwelling

you would have been dwelling

he/she/it would have been dwelling

we would have been dwelling

you would have been dwelling

they would have been dwelling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dwell
we let´s dwell
you dwell

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to dwell

Past participle

dwelled

Present Participle

dwelling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DWELL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dwell» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of dwell

abide · hang out · live · lodge · quarter · reside · rest · settle · sojourn · stay

TRANSLATION OF DWELL

Find out the translation of dwell to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dwell from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dwell» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 细想
• Translator English - Spanish: vivir
• English: dwell
• Translator English - Hindi: बसना
• Translator English - Arabic: يسكن
• Translator English - Russian: выдержки
• Translator English - Portuguese: remoer
• Translator English - Bengali: বাস করা
• Translator English - French: revenir
• Translator English - Malay: Tinggal
• Translator English - German: verweilen bei
• Translator English - Japanese: くよくよ考える
• Translator English - Korean: 연연하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Manggon
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sống
• Translator English - Tamil: தங்குவார்கள்
• Translator English - Marathi: राहणे
• Translator English - Turkish: yaşamak
• Translator English - Italian: soffermarsi
• Translator English - Polish: przebywania
• Translator English - Ukrainian: витримки
• Translator English - Romanian: locui
• Translator English - Greek: παραμονής
• Translator English - Afrikaans: woon
• Translator English - Swedish: uppehållstid
• Translator English - Norwegian: dvele

10 QUOTES WITH «DWELL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dwell.

1

Louisa May Alcott

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.

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Saint Teresa of Avila

God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person.

3

Antony Beevor

When we dwell on the enormity of the Second World War and its victims, we try to absorb all those statistics of national and ethnic tragedy. But, as a result, there is a tendency to overlook the way the war changed even the survivors' lives in ways impossible to predict.

4

William Blake

Where mercy, love, and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too.

5

Buddha

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

6

David Cameron

Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean. And while we must never take this for granted, the first purpose of the European Union - to secure peace - has been achieved and we should pay tribute to all those in the EU, alongside Nato, who made that happen.

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David Cameron

What Churchill described as the twin marauders of war and tyranny have been almost entirely banished from our continent. Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean.

8

Johnny Cash

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

9

Richard Cecil

Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the good, and dwell as little as possible on the evil and the false.

10

Michael Chang

I think I could look back through the past few years at missed opportunities and stuff, but one thing I have learned is not to dwell on missed chances or times where you have failed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DWELL»

Discover the use of dwell in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dwell and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Dwell

At Dwell, we're staging a minor revolution. We think that it's possible to live in a house or apartment by a bold modern architect, to own furniture and products that are exceptionally well designed, and still be a regular human being.

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Dwell

A long poem that blends and bends the lyric, procedural poetry, the travelogue and extended forms, Dwell lives in, or dwells on, the interaction of a restless subjectivity with the seemingly transparent, yet identifiable, social codes that ...

Jeff Derksen, 1993

To Dwell Among Friends: Personal Networks in Town and City

An analysis of the influence of urban life on society compares and contrasts personal relationships in large cities with those in small towns.

Claude S. Fischer, 1982

Dwell

At Dwell, we're staging a minor revolution. We think that it's possible to live in a house or apartment by a bold modern architect, to own furniture and products that are exceptionally well designed, and still be a regular human being.

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Dwell

At Dwell, we're staging a minor revolution. We think that it's possible to live in a house or apartment by a bold modern architect, to own furniture and products that are exceptionally well designed, and still be a regular human being.

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Dwell

At Dwell, we're staging a minor revolution. We think that it's possible to live in a house or apartment by a bold modern architect, to own furniture and products that are exceptionally well designed, and still be a regular human being.

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Dwell

At Dwell, we're staging a minor revolution. We think that it's possible to live in a house or apartment by a bold modern architect, to own furniture and products that are exceptionally well designed, and still be a regular human being.

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Where Mortals Dwell: A Christian View of Place for Today

" --Eric O. Jacobsen, senior pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Tacoma, Washington; author, Sidewalks in the Kingdom "This is a major work of theological rediscovery in which Bartholomew imaginatively reconstructs a Christian view of human ...

Craig G. Bartholomew, 2011

Dwell

At Dwell, we're staging a minor revolution. We think that it's possible to live in a house or apartment by a bold modern architect, to own furniture and products that are exceptionally well designed, and still be a regular human being.

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Dwell

At Dwell, we're staging a minor revolution. We think that it's possible to live in a house or apartment by a bold modern architect, to own furniture and products that are exceptionally well designed, and still be a regular human being.

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DWELL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dwell is used in the context of the following news items.

MOVING FORWARD Family of SF woman look to heal, not dwell on …

The parents of a California woman killed in a seemingly random shooting at a San Francisco pier said Friday they are focused on healing and ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»

The Jewish People Need Not Dwell Alone

First is the case of the leper: “He shall dwell alone; his place shall be outside the camp” (Lev. 13: 46). The second is the opening line of the ... «Algemeiner, Jul 15»

Tech bubble 2.0? Don't dwell on doomsday. Instead, prepare for …

For some time now whispers of an impending doom have been making the rounds. Of late, the whispers have turned into loud screams. Having ... «YourStory.com, Jul 15»

'Dwell time' irrelevant in bus discussion

The article mentions that the consultant hired by CVTD discussed the concept of "dwell time " when collecting a fare. The consultant is stating ... «The Herald Journal, Jul 15»

Slinfold won't dwell on first loss ahead of top-of-the-table clash

“We are not going to dwell on it too much, it was a bad day at the office. Crawley bowled well with the new ball and had us in trouble early and ... «West Sussex County Times, Jun 15»

Moesch won't dwell on Ryan's departure

Aaron Moesch picked a good time to be part of the University of Wisconsin men's basketball program. Since the former Green Bay Southwest ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jun 15»

DWELL Real Estate in Sarasota Announces Scholarship to Students

Sarasota, Florida – 29 June, 2015 – DWELL Real Estate is a boutique real estate firm based in Sarasota, Florida. The firm has been providing ... «Press Release Rocket, Jun 15»

Smith trying not to dwell on end of era

The Hurricanes captain Conrad Smith will bring the curtain down on his Super Rugby career after this weekend's final against the Highlanders, ... «Radio New Zealand, Jun 15»

Jack Sock, the great hope of US men's tennis? 'You don't really …

You kind of take it for what it is and you don't really dwell on it so much. Then the expectation is more in one ear and out the other. “Obviously ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

Harbor Gateway mother refuses to dwell on execution for daughter's …

Charlene Lovett doesn't dwell on Jonathan Fajardo. She knows he's behind bars on California's death row, and can't hurt anybody else. «The Daily Breeze, Jun 15»