(= spend time on) → verweilen bei, sich länger aufhalten bei; (in thought) → verweilen bei, länger nachdenken über (+acc); to dwell (up)on the past → sich ständig mit der Vergangenheit befassen; let’s not dwell (up)on it → wir wollen uns nicht (länger) damit aufhalten

(Mus) note → halten

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