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Dwelt vs Reside - What's the difference?

dwelt | reside |

As verbs the difference between dwelt and reside

is that dwelt is (dwell) while reside is .

dwelt

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dwell)
  • * , Psalms 94:17
  • Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

    reside

    English

    Verb

    (resid)
  • To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
  • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=6 citation , passage=The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks?; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […]}}
  • To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element.
  • To sink; to settle, as sediment.
  • See also

    * abide * dwell * live * stay

    Anagrams

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