dwell upon
1dwell upon — dwell on / dwell upon [v] linger over; be engrossed in consider, continue, elaborate, emphasize, expatiate, harp on*, involve oneself, tarry over; concepts 17,239 Ant. forget, ignore, miss, pass …
2dwell upon — index brood, recall (remember), reflect (ponder) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3dwell upon — phrasal verb dwell on or dwell upon [transitive] Word forms dwell on : present tense I/you/we/they dwell on he/she/it dwells on present participle dwelling on past tense dwelled on or dwelt on past participle dwelled on or dwelt on dwell on/upon… …
4dwell upon — ˈdwell on ˈdwell u ˌpon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they dwell on he/she/it dwells on present participle dwelling on …
5dwell\ upon — • dwell (up)on v To stay on a subject; not leave something or want to leave; not stop talking or writing about. Joe dwelt on his mistake long after the test was over. Our eyes dwelled on the beautiful sunset. The principal dwelled on traffic… …
6dwell upon — verb A slightly more formal form of dwell on …
7dwell upon — See dwell on …
8To dwell upon — Dwell Dwell, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwelled}, usually contracted into {Dwelt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dwelling}.] [OE. dwellen, dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry, Sw.… …
9dwell upon — harp on, linger over an idea, keep the attention directed on; be obsessed with …
10dwell upon something — …
