Both Uses
dwell
in
Harry Potter (#1) and the Sorcerer's Stone
(Edited)
- You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,p. 118.1 *dwell = live (make their home) - It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.
p. 214.1 *dwell = thinking too long
Definitions:
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(1)
(dwell as in: Don't dwell on it.) to think, communicate, or let attention stay on (or return to) something for a prolonged period
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(2)
(dwell as in: It dwells in the forest.) make one's home in; or to live in; or to stay (in a place)
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(3)
(dwelling as in: a modest dwelling) a house or shelter in which someone lives
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)