dwelt

[ dwelt ]

/ dwɛlt /

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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of dwell.

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Words nearby dwelt

dwelling, dwelling house, dwelling place, dwell on, dwell time, dwelt, DWEM, DWI, Dwight, dwindle, DWP

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How to use dwelt in a sentence

I have dwelt on this as an illustration of how irrecoverably a man loses his manhood when he is made a God.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
Louis listened with pleasure, and dwelt with delight on the interesting Princess and her son.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
And then indeed he put on his night-gown, and went to Smithfield, the place where his relation dwelt.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
He dwelt upon this contrivance, until it seemed too complicated for success.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

Mrs. Kaye's expressive eyes, which had dwelt on Isabel with flattering attention, fell to the tip of her cigarette.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for dwelt

dwelt

/ (dwɛlt) /

verb

a past tense of dwell

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