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Definition of Dwell on
1. Verb. Delay.
Definition of Dwell on
1. Verb. (transitive) To continue to think or talk about (something or someone). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dwell On
Literary usage of Dwell on
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Confessions of S. Augustine: Book I-X. by Augustine (1886)
"Concerning the origin and measure of true joy which he is brought to dwell on by
the sight of a beggar's gaiety. I PANTED after honours, gains, marriage; ..."
2. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"We do not wish to dwell on so humiliating a subject more than is necessary to
illustrate our meaning. We have already noticed (in speaking of Lord ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1775)
"... not dwell on this Memoir, as we have already [in our 50th volume, May 1774,
page 353] given a pretty full account of the Author's letter on the ..."
4. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1822)
"... to dwell on the miseries of that infatuated season, further than as the subject
of this memoir is concerned. It was not to be supposed that such a man ..."
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