dwell

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′er noun

dwell on

or dwell upon

to linger over in thought or speech; think about or discuss at length

live, reside, inhabit, stay, lodge, room, abide, sojourn, stop, settle, tarry, remain, live in, live at, continue, go on living, rent, tenant, have a lease on, make one's home at, have one's address at, keep house, be at home, quarter, hang out*, hang up one's hat*, flop*, bunk*, crash*, tent*, pitch a tent, have digs at*; see also reside.

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

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.

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