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English verb: dwell | |||
| 1. | dwell (cognition) think moodily or anxiously about something | ||
| Synonyms | brood | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | care, worry | ||
| 2. | dwell (stative) originate (in) | ||
| Samples | The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country. | ||
| Synonyms | consist, lie, lie in | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be, exist | ||
| 3. | dwell (stative) inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | inhabit, live, populate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bivouac, board, camp, camp out, cohabit, domicile, domiciliate, encamp, live together, lodge, lodge in, neighbor, neighbour, nest, occupy, overpopulate, people, reside, reside, room, shack, shack up, tenant, tent | ||
| 4. | dwell (stative) exist or be situated within | ||
| Samples | Strange notions inhabited her mind. | ||
| Synonyms | inhabit | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be, exist | ||
| 5. | dwell (communication) come back to | ||
| Samples | Don't dwell on the past. She is always harping on the same old things. | ||
| Synonyms | harp | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell | ||
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