dwell+(verb)

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• dwell — ► VERB (past and past part. dwelt or dwelled) 1) formal live in or at a place. 2) (dwell on/upon) think, speak, or write at length about. DERIVATIVES dweller noun. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• dwell on — verb delay (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑linger over • Hypernyms: ↑hesitate, ↑waver, ↑waffle • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * …   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 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/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 — I (linger over) verb accent, accentuate, brood over, continue, emphasize, extend, harp upon, impress, in re commorari, insist, intensify, point up, prolong, prolongate, reiterate, rem longius prosequi, stress II (reside) verb abide, be located,… …   Law dictionary

• dwell — verb past tense and past participle dwelt, or dwelled (I) literary to live in a particular place: A woodsman and his family dwelt in the middle of the forest. dwell on/upon sth phrasal verb (T) to think or talk for too long about something,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 — verb, formal gypsies dwell in these caves dwell on Syn: reside, live, be settled, be housed, lodge, stay; informal put up; formal abide, be domiciled …   Thesaurus of popular words

• dwell upon — verb A slightly more formal form of dwell on …   Wiktionary

• dwell — verb (past and past participle dwelt or dwelled) 1》 formal live in or at a place. 2》 (dwell on/upon) think, speak, or write at length about. noun technical a slight regular pause in the motion of a machine. Derivatives dweller noun Origin …   English new terms dictionary