dwell Definition
dwell (dwel)
intransitive verb dwelt or dwelled, dwell′·ing
to make one's home; reside; live
Etymology: ME dwellen < OE dwellan, to lead astray, hinder, akin to ON dvelja, to delay < IE *dh(e)wel-, to obscure, make dull
dwell Related Forms
dwell Idioms
dwell on
or dwell uponto linger over in thought or speech; think about or discuss at length
dwell Synonyms
dwell
v.
dwell Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- earth: Well might Solomon have asked the question, ' Will God ever dwell on the earth?
- past: TV: Well, first of all, I don't dwell on the past.
Preposition: at
length: Nor can I dwell at any length upon equally well authenticated instances of Divine healing.
Modifies a noun
meter: The dwell meter, being used while the engine is running, picks up all the errors.
Modifying Another Word
- therein: And they built a city, and dwelt therein.
- wherein: I am proud of my native town, wherein dwells such marvelous heroes.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- upon: O most sweet name of Mary, name truly most holy, O name always to be dwelt upon.
- on: The absurdity is, indeed, too great to be dwelt on.
Preposition: in
- midst: God can only dwell in the midst of a sheltered people.
- tent: He would " rather be a door-keeper in the house of his God, than dwell in the tents of sin.
- darkness: Top Chapter 6 1 Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
- unity: Oh, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.
- temple: We don't dwell in temples made with hands, do we?
- heaven: Rejoice, from every hamlet and town, nurtured by those who now dwell in heaven!
Noun used with modifier
- fullness: And it continues: For God was pleased to have all of God's fullness dwell in Jesus.
- fulness: For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell Colos 1.15.
- deity: That is why the Bible says of Jesus, " For in Him all the fulness of Deity dwells in bodily form.
- righteousness: But according to his promise we wait for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
- ye: How shall ye dwell on earth awa ' frae me?
- I: Christoper Logue 5th October, 2002 I dwell in possibility.

