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dwell
English
Etymology
From Middle English dwellen (“delay, hinder, detain; linger, remain”), from Old English dwellan (“to mislead, deceive; be led into error, stray”), from Proto-Germanic *dwaljan? (“to hold up, delay; hesitate”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?welH- (“to whirl, swirl, blur, obfuscate”), which is cognate with Old Norse dvelja and related to Proto-Germanic *dwelan? (“to go astray”), which underwent semantic change in its descendants. Cognates include Danish dvæle (“to linger, dwell”) and Swedish dväljas (“to dwell, reside”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: dw?l, IPA(key): /dw?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Noun
dwell (plural dwells)
- (engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
- (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
- (electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.
- (automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).
Verb
dwell (third-person singular simple present dwells, present participle dwelling, simple past and past participle dwelt or (mostly US) dwelled)
- (intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
- 1622, Henry Peacham (Jr.), The Compleat Gentleman
- I am fully resolved to go dwell in another house.
- 1871, Charles John Smith, Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the English Language
- The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.
- 1622, Henry Peacham (Jr.), The Compleat Gentleman
- (intransitive) To linger (on) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on).
- (intransitive, engineering) To be in a given state.
- (intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.
- 1802, William Wordsworth, Milton!-
- Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
- 1802, William Wordsworth, Milton!-
Synonyms
- (live, reside): See also Thesaurus:reside
Derived terms
- bedwell
- indwell
Related terms
- dwelling
- dwell on, dwell upon
Translations
See also
- abide
- live
- reside
- stay
References
- dwell in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- dwell in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Maltese
Etymology
From Italian duello, from Latin duellum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dw?ll/
Noun
dwell m (plural dwellijiet or dwelli)
- duel
Derived terms
- ddwella
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last
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: läst, IPA(key): /l??st/
- (General American) enPR: l?st, IPA(key): /læst/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /last/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /?ast/
- Rhymes: -??st, -æst
Etymology 1
From Middle English laste, latst, syncopated variant of latest.
Adjective
last (not comparable)
- Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
- Most recent, latest, last so far.
- . (archaic usage)
- Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
- Being the only one remaining of its class.
- Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
- 1802, Robert Hall, Reflections on War
- Contending for principles of the last importance.
- 1802, Robert Hall, Reflections on War
- Lowest in rank or degree.
Synonyms
- (final): at the end, caboose, dernier (dated), final, tail end, terminal, ultimate, lattermost
- (most recent): latest, most recent
Derived terms
Translations
Determiner
last
- The (one) immediately before the present.
- (of days of the week or months of the year) Closest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago.
Usage notes
- (both senses): This cannot be used in past or future tense to refer to a time immediately before the subject matter. For example, one does not say I was very tired yesterday, due to not having slept well last night: last night in that sentence refers to the night before the speaker is speaking, not the night before the "yesterday" to which he refers. He would need to say I was very tired yesterday, due to not having slept well the night before or the like.
Translations
Adverb
last (not comparable)
- Most recently.
- (sequence) after everything else; finally
Synonyms
- (after everything else): finally, lastly; see also Thesaurus:lastly
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English lasten, from Old English l?stan, from Proto-Germanic *laistijan?. Cognate with German leisten (“yield”).
Verb
last (third-person singular simple present lasts, present participle lasting, simple past and past participle lasted)
- (transitive, obsolete) To perform, carry out.
- (intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
- Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; […].
- (intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
Synonyms
- continue
- endure
- survive
Antonyms
- disintegrate
- dissipate
- fall apart
- wear out
Related terms
- everlasting
- lasting
Translations
Etymology 3
From Old English læste, Proto-Germanic *laistiz. Compare Swedish läst, German Leisten.
Noun
last (plural lasts)
- A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.
- 2006, Newman, Cathy, Every Shoe Tells a Story, National Geographic (September, 2006), 83,
- How is an in-your-face black leather thigh-high lace-up boot with a four-inch spike heel like a man's black calf lace-up oxford? They are both made on a last, the wood or plastic foot-shaped form that leather is stretched over and shaped to make a shoe.
- 2006, Newman, Cathy, Every Shoe Tells a Story, National Geographic (September, 2006), 83,
Derived terms
- cobbler, keep to your last
Translations
Verb
last (third-person singular simple present lasts, present participle lasting, simple past and past participle lasted)
- To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.
Etymology 4
From Middle English last, from Old English hlæst (“burden, load, freight”), from Proto-Germanic *hlastuz (“burden, load, freight”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh?- (“to put, lay out”). Cognate with West Frisian lêst, Dutch last, German Last, Swedish last, Icelandic lest.
Noun
last (plural lasts or lasten)
- (obsolete) A burden; load; a cargo; freight.
- (obsolete) A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.
- 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, page 114:
- Now we so quietly followed our businesse, that in three moneths wee made three or foure Last of Tarre, Pitch, and Sope ashes [...].
- 1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, page 169,
- The last of wool is twelve sacks.
- 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, page 114:
- (obsolete) An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
- 1942 (1601), T D Mutch, The First Discovery of Australia, page 14,
- The tonnage of the Duyfken of Harmensz's fleet is given as 25 and 30 lasten.
- 1942 (1601), T D Mutch, The First Discovery of Australia, page 14,
- A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.
Derived terms
- belast
- ballast
Translations
Further reading
- last at OneLook Dictionary Search
- last (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- last on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Alts, LTAs, SALT, Salt, TLAs, alts, lats, salt, slat
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /last/, [lasd?]
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German last.
Noun
last c (singular definite lasten, plural indefinite laster)
- cargo
- cargo hold, hold (cargo area)
- weight, burden
Inflection
Synonyms
- (cargo): ladning
- (hold): lastrum
Etymology 2
From Old Norse l?str
Noun
last c (singular definite lasten, plural indefinite laster)
- vice
Inflection
Etymology 3
See laste (“to load, carry”) and laste (“to blame”).
Verb
last
- imperative of laste
Further reading
- last on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?st/
- Rhymes: -?st
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch last, from Old Dutch *last, from Proto-Germanic *hlastuz.
Noun
last m (plural lasten, diminutive lastje n)
- load, weight
- burden
- hindrance, problem
- expense
- (law) requirement, duty
- (dated) A measure of volume, 3 cubic meter
Derived terms
- belasten
- lastdrager
- last hebben van
- lastpost
- ten laste leggen
- vaste last
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
last
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of lassen
- (archaic) plural imperative of lassen
Anagrams
- stal
Estonian
Noun
last (genitive lasti, partitive lasti)
- cargo
Declension
Noun
last
- partitive singular of laps
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /last/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse l?str
Noun
last f (genitive singular lastar, plural lastir)
- vice
Inflection
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German last.
Noun
last f (genitive singular lastar, plural lastir)
- cargo
- cargo hold, hold (cargo area)
Inflection
German
Pronunciation
Verb
last
- second-person singular/plural preterite of lesen
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /last/
- Rhymes: -ast
Noun
last n (genitive singular lasts, no plural)
- blame
Declension
Synonyms
- (blame): baktal
Derived terms
- guðlast (“blasphemy”)
Related terms
- lasta (“to blame”)
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *last, from Proto-Germanic *hlastuz.
Noun
last m or f or n
- load, weight
- task, duty, obligation
- tax (money)
- (emotional) difficulty, sorrow
- a unit of volume
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: last
- Limburgish: las
Further reading
- “last”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “last”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German last
Noun
last f or m (definite singular lasta or lasten, indefinite plural laster, definite plural lastene)
- a load or cargo
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
last
- imperative of laste
References
- “last” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German last
Noun
last f or m (definite singular lasta or lasten, indefinite plural laster or lastar, definite plural lastene or lastane)
- a load or cargo
Derived terms
References
- “last” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *laistaz, along with the feminine variant l?st. Cognate with Middle Dutch leest (Dutch leest), Old High German leist (German Leist), Old Norse leistr (“foot, sock”) (Swedish läst, Danish læst).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??st/
Noun
l?st m (nominative plural l?stas)
- footstep, track
Declension
Derived terms
- wræcl?st
Related terms
- l?stan
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *volst?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lá?st/
Noun
l?st f
- property
Inflection
Swedish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
last c
- cargo
- load; a burden
- load; a certain amount that can be processed at one time
- (engineering) load; a force on a structure
- (electrical engineering) load; any component that draws current or power
- habit which is difficult to get rid of, vice
- Rökning var hans enda last
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- (cargo): lasta, lastbil
- (habit): vana, ovana
Descendants
- ? Finnish: lasti
Anagrams
- lats, salt, stal, tals
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