dwell

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdwɛl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dwɛl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dwel)

Inflections of 'dwell' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
The past form "dwelt" is mainly used in UK English. It is correct in US English, but rare. Both "dwelled" and "dwelt" are correct in UK English.
dwells
v 3rd person singular
dwelling
v pres p
dwelled
v past (US & UK)
dwelt
v past (Mainly UK)
dwelled
v past p (US & UK)
dwelt
v past p (Mainly UK)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
dwell vi formal, literary (live) (formal)residir vi
  (literario)morar vi
  vivir vi
 George has dwelled here all his life.
 George ha residido aquí toda su vida.
dwell vi informal (think too much about [sth])obcecarse v prnl
  obsesionarse v prnl
 I know what's happened is sad, but try not to dwell.
 Sé que lo que ha pasado es triste, pero trata de no obcecarte.
dwell on [sth/sb],
dwell upon
vi + prep
(be preoccupied with)mortificarse por v prnl + prep
 Try not to dwell on your failures.
 Trata de no mortificarte por tus fracasos.
  afligirse por v prnl + prep
 Trata de no afligirte por tus fracasos.
  preocuparse por v prnl + prep
 Trata de no preocuparte por tus fracasos.
dwell on [sth],
dwell upon
vi + prep
(speak extensively about)extenderse v prnl
  dilatar vtr
 In her lecture, the professor dwelt a great deal on the similar themes in the two texts.
 En su lección, la profesora se extendió bastante sobre las similitudes entre los dos textos.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
dwell n (machine: pause)pausa nf
dwell n (machine: part of a cam)álabe nm
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'dwell' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: there's no use dwelling on [it, the past, what might have been, these things], don't dwell on [it], had no time to dwell on [it], more...

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