DWELL

(verb) think moodily or anxiously about something
synonyms : brood
She was brooding over yesterday's events. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) come back to
"Don't dwell on the past", "She is always harping on the same old things"
synonyms : harp
(verb) 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"
synonyms : inhabit , live , populate
(verb) originate (in)
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
synonyms : consist , lie , lie in
(verb) exist or be situated within
"Strange notions inhabited her mind"
synonyms : inhabit

Mnemonics for dwell

(Tag: ) Just keep doing well [D Well]. Don't dwell [Come Back] forget the past.
added by gunjanshah Edit Mnemonic

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