dwells

verb

Definition of dwellsnext
present tense third-person singular of dwell
1
as in remains
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time dwelling with a farm family as an exchange student in France

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2
as in resides
to have a home the widow dwells in the valley by herself

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  1. remains
  2. resides
  3. waits
Verb
  • Despite this, the number of animals in shelters remains high—in the first half of 2024, 322,000 more pets entered shelters than exited them.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • With partial adoption, AI remains a disconnected tool rather than a reliable part of the team's strategy.
    Peter Benei, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of remains
Verb
  • Blanche actually shares this trait with Rhi, a member of the GO Ultra Recon Squad, who typically resides in Ultra Space.
    Oliver Brandt, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Chris Roemer resides in Finksburg.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of resides
Verb
  • The world waits for a compelling example of humanoid robots saving a customer money in a defensible way.
    Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Compiled annually by a group led by Franklin Leonard, a recipient of a Gotham tribute award this year, Variety waits with childlike anticipation each year to see which scripts film executives have really been buzzing over — but haven’t had the budget or the chutzpah to put into production just yet.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of waits
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dwell (on or upon)

dwells

dwells (on)

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