dwell upon something

dwell upon something

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • dwell 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… …   English dictionary

  • 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\ 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

  • 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 ] (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 — 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… …   English 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 on — verb To continue to think or talk about (something or someone). Steven, do not dwell on an argument in the past! Syn: dwell upon …   Wiktionary

  • dwell on — or[dwell upon] {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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • dwell on — or[dwell upon] {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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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