(~s, ~ing, dwelt, or ~ed)
1.
If you ~ on something, especially something unpleasant, you think, speak, or write about it a lot or for quite a long time.
I’d rather not ~ on the past.
VERB: V on/upon n
2.
If you ~ somewhere, you live there. (FORMAL)
They are concerned for the fate of the forest and the Indians who ~ in it...
= live
VERB: V prep/adv
3.
see also ~ing