dwell on things

Meanings

• verb

  to spend a lot of time thinking about something or someone

  - "He dwells on his past mistakes."
  - "She couldn't stop dwelling on the accident."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dwell on things
belong , dawn , drawn , gone , lawn , mown , rawn , rawnest , rawnest part , rawnest spot , rawnest thing , rawnest point , stown

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Variants

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sweet nothings , whisper sweet nothings , whispering sweet nothings

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to live in' or 'to reside in'. Over time, the meaning has shifted to focus on the idea of spending a lot of time thinking about something.

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Trivia

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1. The phrase 'dwell on' first appeared in English in the 14th century.

2. The longest recorded sentence in the English language is 88,376 letters long and was written by James Joyce in his novel 'Finnegans Wake'. If you were to dwell on each word for just one second, it would take you over 27 hours to finish reading it.

3. The human brain has the ability to process approximately 11 million bits of information per second. However, we can only consciously focus on about 40-50 bits at a time. This means that we must filter out most of the information around us and dwell on the things that are most important to us.

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Related Concepts

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1. rumination: A psychological process in which a person focuses excessively on negative thoughts or past events. Dwelling on things can be a form of rumination.

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Culture

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The phrase 'dwell on' has been used in literature and poetry to describe the human tendency to focus excessively on negative thoughts or past events. In psychology, it is related to rumination and can be a symptom of depression.

How to Memorize "dwell on things"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a light bulb above your head that represents your thoughts. When you dwell on something, it's like the light bulb stays on for a long time, focusing all its energy on that one thing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dwell' with the image of a comfortable chair or a cozy spot. When you dwell on something, it's like sitting in that comfortable chair and thinking about it for a long time.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence using the word 'dwell' and something that helps you remember its meaning. For example, 'I dwell on my mistakes, but I don't let them dwell in me.'

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