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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries住む
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sumu
"彼らは同じ家に20年間住んでいます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To live or stay as a permanent resident; to reside.
"They dwelt in the same house for over twenty years." - 2
To linger over or focus on a particular thought or subject.
"He dwelt on the memories of his childhood."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'dwellan' meaning to lead astray, hinder, or delay, stemming from Proto-Germanic '*dwaljaną' (to deceive, delay). Over the centuries, the meaning shifted via Middle English from lingering or delaying to remaining in a place, eventually settling into its primary modern sense of living or residing somewhere.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dwell" is said worldwide
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habiter
Transliteration: a-bi-te
"Ils habitent dans la même maison depuis vingt ans."
wohnen
Transliteration: voh-nen
"Sie wohnen seit zwanzig Jahren im selben Haus."
abitare
Transliteration: a-bi-ta-re
"Abitano nella stessa casa da vent'anni."
habitar
Transliteration: a-bi-tar
"Habitan en la misma casa desde hace veinte años."
habitar
Transliteration: a-bi-tar
"Eles habitam na mesma casa há vinte anos."
रहना
Transliteration: rahna
"वे बीस सालों से एक ही घर में रह रहे हैं।"
居住
Transliteration: jūzhù
"他们在同一所房子里居住了二十年。"
거주하다
Transliteration: geojuhada
"그들은 같은 집에서 20년 동안 거주해왔다."
住む
Transliteration: sumu
"彼らは同じ家に20年間住んでいます。"
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