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dwell upon

See definition of dwell upon on Dictionary.com
  • as inremember
  • as inharp on
  • as inbeat a dead horse
  • as indwell on
  • as inbrood
  • as indwell on/dwell upon

synonyms for dwell upon

  • commemorate
  • get
  • learn
  • look back
  • recall
  • recognize
  • relive
  • remind
  • bethink
  • cite
  • educe
  • elicit
  • enshrine
  • extract
  • memorialize
  • memorize
  • mind
  • recollect
  • reminisce
  • retain
  • retrospect
  • revive
  • revoke
  • treasure
  • bear in mind
  • brood over
  • call to mind
  • call up
  • conjure up
  • dig into the past
  • fix in the mind
  • flash on
  • go back
  • have memories
  • hold dear
  • keep forever
  • know by heart
  • nail down
  • refresh memory
  • ring a bell
  • strike a note
  • summon up
  • think back

antonyms for dwell upon

MOST RELEVANT
  • forget
  • miss
  • misunderstand
  • repress
  • disregard
      • be happy
      • ignore
      • neglect
      • please
      • disregard
      • forget
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      How to use dwell upon in a sentence

      It is thinner than that of chronic bronchitis, and upon standing separates into three layers of pus, mucus, and frothy serum.
      A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODD
      Other things being equal, the volume of voice used measures the value that the mind puts upon the thought.
      EXPRESSIVE VOICE CULTUREJESSIE ELDRIDGE SOUTHWICK
      He was too drowsy to hold the thought more than a moment in his mind, much less to reflect upon it.
      THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOOD
      In the year of misery, of agony and suffering in general he had endured, he had settled upon one theory.
      THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUX
      He turned his eyes upon her; but no sympathy was in their beams; no belief in the semblance of her tears.
      THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTER
      His 6,000 native auxiliaries (as it proved later on) could not be relied upon in a civil war.
      THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
      All our intelligent students will insist upon learning what they can of these discussions and forming opinions for themselves.
      THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLS
      This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.
      GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFT
      But what a magnificent plain is this we are entering upon: it is of immense extent.
      BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUS
      Let them open their minds to us, let them put upon permanent record the significance of all their intrigues and manœuvres.
      THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLS
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      OCTOBER 26, 1985
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      WORDS RELATED TO DWELL UPON

      • belabor
      • dwell upon
      • flog a dead horse
      • harp on
      • linger over
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