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dwell

/dwɛl/ /dwɛl/
verb Regular verbdwell dwelled
General
  1. 1 üzerinde durmak, (bir şeye) takılmak

Definition (English)

To keep thinking or talking about something, usually something unpleasant.

Example Sentences

  1. Don't dwell on the past.
    Geçmişe takılma.
  2. There is no point dwelling on mistakes you cannot change.
    Değiştiremeyeceğin hatalar üzerinde durmanın anlamı yok.
Literary
  1. 1 yaşamak, ikamet etmek

Definition (English)

To live in a particular place.

Example Sentences

  1. In the story, a wise old man dwells in the mountains.
    Hikâyede bilge bir yaşlı adam dağlarda yaşar.
  2. Thousands of birds dwell in these wetlands.
    Bu sulak alanlarda binlerce kuş yaşar.

Verb Forms Regular

Base dwell
/dwɛl/
Past dwelled
/dwɛld/
Participle dwelled
/dwɛld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑eddwell → dwelled

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. dwelled /dwɛld/

Synonyms

liveresideinhabit

Collocations

dwell on the pastdwell on a subjectdwell on/upon somethingdwell in

Related Words

homehouseapartmentneighborhoodcommunitylocation

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