"dwell upon" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: dwells upon [present, singular, third-person], dwelling upon [participle, present], dwelt upon [participle, past], dwelt upon [past], dwelled upon [US, participle, past], dwelled upon [US, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,dwelt:dwelled􂀿mostly US􂁀>}} dwell upon (third-person singular simple present dwells upon, present participle dwelling upon, simple past and past participle dwelt upon or (mostly US) dwelled upon)
  1. (transitive, slightly more formal) Alternative form of dwell on. Tags: alt-of, alternative, formal, transitive Alternative form of: dwell on
    Sense id: en-dwell_upon-en-verb-AdYH1yI6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "upon", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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