dwell

/dwˈɛl/

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Definitions

Verb
think moodily or anxiously about something
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originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
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inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "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"
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exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind"
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come back to; "Don''t dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"