dwell, v.
(dwelling, dwells, dwelt)
freq. cnt. 10
(dwelling, dwells, dwelt)
freq. cnt. 10
think moodily or anxiously about something
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4
brood dwell
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
Sam and Sue %s over the results of the experiment
verb frames
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
also see
semantic pointers
hypernym
be an inhabitant of or reside in
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 142 freq. cnt.: 129 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
dwell inhabit live populate
sample sentences
"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"
verb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
originate (in)
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 44 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3
consist dwell lie lie in
sample sentences
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"verb frames
Something is ----ing PPverb frames
Something is ----ing PPverb frames
Something is ----ing PPverb frames
Something is ----ing PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
come back to
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
dwell harp
sample sentences
"Don't dwell on the past""She is always harping on the same old things"
verb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PP
semantic pointers
hypernym
exist or be situated within
<verb.stative>
dwell inhabit
sample sentences
"Strange notions inhabited her mind"verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym