dwell
1. think moodily or anxiously about something (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
brood
• See Also:
dwell on
• Hypernyms:
worry, care
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s (for: brood)
2. originate (in) (Freq. 3)
- The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
• Syn:
consist, lie, lie in
• Derivationally related forms:
lie (for: lie)
• Hypernyms:
exist, be
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
3. inhabit or live in;
be an inhabitant of (Freq. 3)
- People lived in Africa millions of years ago
- The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
- this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
- deer are populating the woods
• Syn:
populate, live, inhabit
• See Also:
live in (for: live), live out (for: live)
• Derivationally related forms:
inhabitation (for: inhabit), inhabitant (for: inhabit), inhabitancy (for: inhabit), liveable (for: live), livable (for: live), liver (for: live), dweller, dwelling, population (for: populate)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
tenant, neighbor, neighbour, occupy, reside,
lodge in, shack, domicile, domiciliate, people, overpopulate,
cohabit, live together, shack up, lodge, camp, encamp,
camp out, bivouac, tent, nest, board, room
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
4. exist or be situated within
- Strange notions inhabited her mind
• Syn:
inhabit
• Hypernyms:
exist, be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
5. come back to
- Don't dwell on the past
- She is always harping on the same old things
• Syn:
harp
• Hypernyms:
repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
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