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• dwell on something —    If someone dwells on something, they think or talk about it all the time.     My mother in law has health problems, but I wish she wouldn t always dwell on the subject! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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• not dwell on something — not dwell on (something) to not spend a lot of time thinking or talking about something. I knew how important this test was but I didn t want to dwell on it. My mother s advice always was, Don t dwell on it, do something about it! Usage notes:… …   New idioms dictionary

• dwell — [[t]dwe̱l[/t]] dwells, dwelling, dwelt, dwelled (past tense & past participle) 1) VERB If you dwell on something, especially something unpleasant, you think, speak, or write about it a lot or for quite a long time. [V on/upon n] I d rather not… …   English dictionary

• dwell — [ dwel ] (past tense and past participle dwelled or dwelt [ dwelt ] ) verb intransitive LITERARY 1. ) to live somewhere 2. ) if something such as a feeling dwells in a place, it exists and is very noticeable there dwell on or dwell u,pon phrasal… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dwell on/upon — [phrasal verb] dwell on/upon (something) : to think or talk about (something) for a long time There is no need to dwell on the past. Don t dwell upon your mistakes. • • • Main Entry: ↑dwell …   Useful english dictionary

• dwell — [dwel] v past tense and past participle dwelt [dwelt] or dwelled [I always + adverb/preposition] [: Old English; Origin: dwellan] literary to live in a particular place ▪ They dwelt in the middle of the forest. dwell on/upon [dwell on/upon sth]… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dwell upon — ˈdwell on ˈdwell u ˌpon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they dwell on he/she/it dwells on present participle dwelling on …   Useful english dictionary

• dwell\ on — • 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

• dwell\ 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… …   Словарь американских идиом