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Толковый словарь английского языка - dwell

 
 

Dwell

dwell
intransitive verb (~ed or dwelt; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~an to go astray, hinder; akin to Old High German twellen to tarry Date: 13th century to remain for a time, 2. to live as a resident, exist, lie, 3. to keep the attention directed, to speak or write insistently, ~er noun
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  v. & n. --v.intr. (past and past part. dwelt or dwelled) 1 literary (usu. foll. by in, at, near, on, etc.) live, reside (dwelt in the forest). 2 (of a horse) be slow in raising its feet; pause before taking a fence. --n. a slight, regular pause in the motion of a machine. Phrases and idioms dwell on (or upon) 1 spend time on, linger over; write, brood, or speak at length on (a specified subject) (always dwells on his grievances). 2 prolong (a note, a syllable, etc.). Derivatives dweller n. Etymology: OE dwellan lead astray, later 'continue in a place', f. Gmc ...
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