verb
- past tense and past participle of dwell; lived in a place or resided somewhere
- past tense and past participle of dwell; focused on or thought about something at length
Usage: often used with ‘on’ or ‘upon’
Examples
- They dwelt in the old farmhouse for twenty years.
- Ancient peoples dwelt in caves for protection.
- She dwelt on the mistake she had made.
- He dwelt upon the memories of his childhood.
- The family had dwelt peacefully in the valley.
- Don’t dwell on past failures; focus on the future.
- Spirits were said to have dwelt in the haunted mansion.