[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dwell \dwell\, v. i. imp.  p. p. dwelled, usually contracted
   into dwelt ?; p. pr.  vb. n. dwelling. oe. dwellen,
   dwelien, to err, linger, as. dwellan to deceive, hinder,
   delay, dwelian to err; akin to icel. dvelja to delay, tarry,
   sw. dvaumljas to dwell, dan. dvaele to linger, and to e.
   dull. see dull, and cf. dwale.
   1. to delay; to linger. obs.
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   2. to abide; to remain; to continue.
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            i 'll rather dwell in my necessity.   --shak.
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            thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
                                                  --wordsworth.
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   3. to abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
      in a place; to reside.
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            the parish in which i was born, dwell, and have
            possessions.                          --peacham.
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            the poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
            hall where the lord of the domain resides. --c. j.
                                                  smith.
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   to dwell in, to abide in a place; hence, to depend on.
      "my hopes in heaven to dwell." --shak.

   to dwell on or to dwell upon, to continue long on or in;
      to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as,
      to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
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            they stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and
            language, fixed in amazement.         --buckminster.

   syn: to inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue;
        stay; rest.
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see also:
dwelled dwelt dwelling dull dwale to dwell in 
to dwell on to dwell upon 

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