"dwelt" in the verb sense
1. brood, dwell
think moodily or anxiously about something
2. dwell, consist, lie, lie in
originate (in
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
3. populate, dwell, live, inhabit
be an inhabitant of or reside in
"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"
4. dwell, inhabit
exist or be situated within
"Strange notions inhabited her mind"
5. harp, dwell
come back to
"Don't dwell on the past"
"She is always harping on the same old things"
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