dwell upon in English

Forms: dwells upon [present, singular, third-person], dwelling upon [participle, present], dwelt upon [past], dwelled upon [past], dwelt upon [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|dwell<,,dwelt> upon|past2=dwelled upon}} dwell upon (third-person singular simple present dwells upon, present participle dwelling upon, simple past dwelt upon or dwelled upon, past participle dwelt upon)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "dwells upon",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "dwelled upon",
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        "past"
      ]
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"dwell upon" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms