dwell C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /dwɛl/ UK /dwɛl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to live in a place; to linger on a thought or topic They dwell in a small cottage by the sea. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to live in a place; to... resideliveinhabitabidelodgelingerbrood ↔ Opposites leavedepart Word family Forms indweller Derived forms dwellerdwelling Related forms dwellerdwelling Etymology AI details From Old English 'dwellan' ('to lead astray, hinder, delay'), later 'to remain, abide', from Proto-Germanic '*dwaljaną' ('to delay, hesitate'). dwellan Old English *dwaljaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dwell **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dwɛl/ **IPA (UK):** /dwɛl/ ## Meanings 1. to live in a place; to linger on a thought or topic ## Examples - They dwell in a small cottage by the sea. ## Synonyms - reside - live - inhabit - abide - lodge - linger - brood ## Antonyms - leave - depart ## Derived Forms - dweller - dwelling ## Related Forms - dweller - dwelling ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dwellan - Root: *dwaljaną ## Etymology From Old English 'dwellan' ('to lead astray, hinder, delay'), later 'to remain, abide', from Proto-Germanic '*dwaljaną' ('to delay, hesitate'). ## AI Etymology Dwell is from Old English 'dwellan' ('to lead astray, hinder, delay'), later 'to remain, abide', from Proto-Germanic '*dwaljaną' ('to delay, hesitate'). In present-day use, it means to live in a place; to linger on a thought or topic. Derived formations include dweller and dwelling. Related vocabulary includes dweller and dwelling. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown