Definitions for dwell on
dwell on

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1. dwell on, linger oververb

   delay

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1. dwell onverb

   To continue to think or talk about (something or someone).

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1. dwell on

   To dwell on something means to think, speak, or write at length about a particular subject, especially one that causes worry, fear, or unhappiness. It can also refer to giving too much attention or focus on something, often a negative or problematic issue.

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1. • Hesitate

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dwell on in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dwell on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of dwell on in a Sentence

1. Denis Watley:

   Where there is life, there is hope. Where there are hopes, there are dreams. Where there are vivid dreams repeated, they become goals. Goals become the action plans and game plans that winners dwell on in intricate detail, knowing that achievement is almost automatic when the goal becomes an inner commitment. The response to the challenges of life -- purpose -- is the healing balm that enables each of us to face up to adversity and strife.

2. Lillian Hellman:

   We are a people who do not want to keep much of the past in our heads. It is considered unhealthy in America to remember mistakes, neurotic to think about them, psychotic to dwell on them.

3. Johnny Cash:

   You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

4. Marcus Stroman:

   I don’t dwell on any of them, but it was eight singles, balls that were hit in holes, it was just one of those starts that could have went either way.

5. Oprah Winfrey:

   I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dwell on
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dwell_on
3. ^ ChatGPT
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