Meaning of dwell in English
(Definition of dwell from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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/dwel/ past tense and past participle dwelt us/dwelt/ dwelledPhrasal verb
Examples of dwell
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But the women would not spend time dwelling on the unalterable past rather than try their utmost to make the future to a different pattern.
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As the dwelling space of a few families might have changed slightly over the period, it has been updated continuously since 1989.
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However, he does not dwell on the matter of growing inequality.
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Such calculations would be further complicated by any changes in the relative value of different dwelling types.
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Whilst it does not dwell upon media or legal issues both are mentioned.
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I wish to dwell for a few moments on the circularity of this situation.
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The study considers respondents' educational level and dwelling space as their socioeconomic indicators.
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Rent levels are a function of the size of the dwelling space, its quality and location, and are highest in the largest cities.
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The societal/institutional indices are sevenfold, in parallel to the other seven clusters of indicators, namely dwelling, spending, working, nurturing, healing, recreation, and learning.
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The book dwells on several themes, among them regional identities, particularly in their racial aspects, and historical memory in local communities.
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But let us not dwell on form and formalities.
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But just to dwell on its flaws is to misrepresent and underrate this book.
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My informants were not eager to dwell on the divisions in the village during the period of the first conversions.
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It is worth dwelling a little further on the nature of the problem and its difficulties.
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Consider "baldness," a favored concept among philosophers of vagueness, though hardly one that those of us with thinning hair like to dwell upon.
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（人）が住む, 暮（く）らす…
yaşamak, oturmak…
habiter…
habitar, viure…
verblijven…
يَعيش…
bydlet, přebývat…
bo…
menghuni…
อาศัย…
cư ngụ…
mieszkać…
bo, leva, dväljas…
menghuni…
wohnen…
bo, oppholde seg…
-에 살다…
жити, мешкати…
dimorare, abitare…
