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Definition of dwell on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dwell on

phrasal verb
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dwell on/upon something
  1. to think or talk a lot about something, especially something it would be better to forget
    • So you made a mistake, but there's no need to dwell on it.
    Extra Examples
    • Her mind dwelled gloomily on the future.
    • I don't want to dwell on this subject for too long.
    • She had learnt never to dwell on what might have been.
    • They had no time to dwell on present miseries.
  2. to look at something for a long time
See dwell on in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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