dwell
/dwel/verb
उच्चारण ड्वेल
रहना; बार-बार सोचना
Core word
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[I] formal or literary
to live somewhere; (dwell on) to think or talk a lot about something, especially something unpleasant
रहना; बार-बार सोचना
- Don't dwell on the past.
- Tribal families dwell deep inside the forest and farm small plots.
- There is no point in dwelling on mistakes you cannot change.
+ 3 more examples
- Snow leopards dwell in the high, cold mountains of Ladakh.
- The teacher told us not to dwell too long on a single difficult question.
- My grandparents have dwelt in the same village all their lives.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dwell + in/at/among + place
In formal or literary English, dwell means to live somewhere. The place follows in, at or among.
औपचारिक या साहित्यिक अंग्रेज़ी में 'dwell' का अर्थ कहीं रहना है। स्थान से पहले in, at या among आता है।
- Tribal communities dwell in the forests of Odisha.
- The monks dwell among the hills.
dwell on / upon + noun or gerund
Dwell on means to think or talk about something for too long, often something unpleasant. It takes an object or -ing form.
'Dwell on' का अर्थ किसी बात के बारे में, प्रायः अप्रिय बात के बारे में, बहुत देर तक सोचना या बोलना है। इसके बाद noun या -ing रूप आता है।
- Don't dwell on your mistakes; move on.
- She dwelt on failing the test for days.
dwelt / dwelled (past forms)
The past form is dwelt, though dwelled is also correct. The past participle is dwelt or dwelled.
Past रूप 'dwelt' है, यद्यपि 'dwelled' भी सही है। Past participle भी dwelt या dwelled है।
- Our ancestors dwelt in caves.
- He has dwelt in the village all his life.
dwell (formal) vs live (everyday)
Live is the normal verb; dwell sounds old-fashioned, so use it in poetry, formal writing or when quoting.
Live सामान्य क्रिया है; dwell पुराने ढंग की लगती है, इसलिए इसका प्रयोग कविता, औपचारिक लेखन या उद्धरण में करें।
- Where do you live? sounds more natural than Where do you dwell?
+Collocations 4
dwell + preposition
inamongonuponwith
- The tribe has dwelt among the hills for centuries.
adverb + dwell
longendlesslyobsessivelybrieflypeacefully
- He dwells endlessly on his past defeats.
dwell on + noun
the pastthe failurethe negativedetailsthe problem
- The report does not dwell on small details.
people who dwell
cave dwellerscity dwellersforest dwellersslum dwellers
- City dwellers need more green spaces.
“More examples 5
- Radhika does not like to dwell on what she cannot change.
राधिका उन बातों पर देर तक नहीं सोचना चाहती जिन्हें वह बदल नहीं सकती।
- Early humans dwelt in caves near rivers.
आदिमानव नदियों के पास की गुफाओं में रहते थे।
- The speaker dwelt at length on the importance of reading.
वक्ता ने पढ़ने के महत्व पर विस्तार से चर्चा की।
- Many poor families dwell in crowded settlements near the railway line.
कई गरीब परिवार रेल-पटरी के पास की भीड़-भाड़ वाली बस्तियों में रहते हैं।
- After the interview, he kept dwelling on his one wrong answer.
साक्षात्कार के बाद वह अपने एक गलत उत्तर के बारे में ही सोचता रहा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Stop dwelling about your mistakes.
✓ Stop dwelling on your mistakes.
Dwell takes on, not about, when it means thinking about something too long.
'Dwell' के साथ 'on' आता है, 'about' नहीं।
✗ They dwell in the forest since birth.
✓ They have dwelt in the forest since birth.
Since needs a perfect tense, not the simple present.
'Since' के साथ perfect tense आता है, simple present नहीं।
→Phrasal verbs 1
dwell on/upon sth
to think or talk a lot about something, especially something unpleasant
(किसी अप्रिय बात पर) बार-बार सोचते रहना, उसी में उलझे रहना
- Don't dwell on your past failures; focus on the next exam.
◇Word family
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Dwell on (keep thinking about something unpleasant).
Phrasal verb 'dwell on' (किसी अप्रिय बात को बार-बार सोचना)।