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Dictionary definition · dwell

verb

  1. think moodily or anxiously about something
  2. originate (in)"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
  3. be an inhabitant of or reside in"People lived in Africa millions of years ago"
  4. exist or be situated within"Strange notions inhabited her mind"
  5. come back to"Don't dwell on the past"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).