Used in a Sentence

dwelt

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dwelt.

Editorial note

The Goo Goo Dolls dwelt in obscurity for about a decade before making it big.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dwelt gathered in one view.

verb

(intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.

verb

(intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.

verb

(intransitive) To linger (on); to remain fixated. [with on ‘a particular thought, idea, etc.’]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dwelt.

verb

(intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.

verb

(intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.

verb

(intransitive) To linger (on); to remain fixated. [with on ‘a particular thought, idea, etc.’]

verb

(intransitive, engineering) To be in a given state.

Example sentences

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The Goo Goo Dolls dwelt in obscurity for about a decade before making it big.

2

You would not have dwelt here most consistently of all the Athenians if the city had not been exceedingly pleasing to you.

3

To do that, God humbled himself through the Incarnation to share in our humanity: «the Word became flesh and dwelt among us».

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The things in this article are though, and I wish the prof had dwelt on those instead.

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I only dwelt 2.7 seconds before hitting Back, but I suppose I'm somewhere in the middle of the bell curve on that.

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I have tried it recently, and for so long it seems to me that I have not dwelt in my native region.

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It's now proven that demons never could have dwelt there.

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Far away from the market-place and from fame happens all that is great: far away from the market-place and from fame have always dwelt the creators of new values.

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You were no more responsible for that than a missed bus, or any other perceived slight that he may have dwelt over (if it was him at all that texted you).

10

When participants have performed mental contrasting with reasonable, potentially attainable wishes, they have come away more energized and achieved better results compared with participants who either positively fantasized or dwelt on the obstacles.

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Woe be us for what thoughts and desires dwelt within its brain will suredly our abilities surpass and reach the moon after we are rendered history by its superior intellect?

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If they are not right for some other issue (they didn't communicate clearly, were rude, dwelt on negatives about previous employers) then there is not always a professional way to say it other than a straight NO.

Quote examples

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A standup should absolutely not be an interrogation, and perhaps I dwelt too much on the "competitive pressure" aspect.

2

It just says that elves "dwelt" here and made a kingdom there.

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Also, as is usually the case with these scenarios, the most problematic and unlikely components of the event chain are dwelt upon the least, i.e., "During this process it somehow ends up on its own and is no longer owned (or controlled) by anyone anymore."

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Let David work to bring the Rails community back from the "test all the things!" extremities it might have reached, let Kent work to bring the unenlightened masses out of the "tests are useless!" darkness wherein they have dwelt for so long, and let us accept that if we truly have the capacity to criticize what those two are saying, then they probably weren't talking to us in the first place.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dwelt in a sentence?

The Goo Goo Dolls dwelt in obscurity for about a decade before making it big.

What does dwelt mean?

(intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.

What part of speech is dwelt?

dwelt is commonly used as verb.