/ dwel; NAmE / verb
( dwelt , dwelt ) or ( dwelled , dwelled ) [ v + adv. / prep. ] ( formal or literary ) to live somewhere :
For ten years she dwelled among the nomads of North America.
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PHRASAL VERBS
- dwell on / upon sth
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English dwellan lead astray, hinder, delay (in Middle English tarry, remain in a place ), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch dwellen stun, perplex and Old Norse dvelja delay, tarry, stay.