dwell
/dwɛl/ verb C2- To live; to reside.
- To linger (on); to remain fixated. · Stop dwelling on the past!
- To be in a given state.
- To abide; to remain; to continue.
He/she/it dwells · Past dwelt · Past participle dwelt · -ing form dwelling
Verb forms
- Base form
- dwell
- He/she/it
- dwells
- Past
- dwelt
- Past participle
- dwelt
- -ing form
- dwelling
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
From the library
Those who dwelt in the East and the West were, indeed, wicked witches; but now that you have killed one of them, there is but one Wicked Witch in all the Land of Oz—the one who lives in the West.”
So, the Lion being fully refreshed, and feeling quite himself again, they all started upon the journey, greatly enjoying the walk through the soft, fresh grass; and it was not long before they reached the road of yellow brick and turned again toward the Emerald City where the Great Oz dwelt.
A SWALLOW, returning from abroad and especially fond of dwelling with men, built herself a nest in the wall of a Court of Justice and there hatched seven young birds.
TWO FROGS dwelt in the same pool.
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