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- Dictionarydawn/dɔːn/
noun
- 1. the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise: "he set off at dawn" Similar Opposite
- 2. the beginning of a phenomenon or period of time, especially one considered favourable: "the dawn of civilization" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. (of a day) begin: "Thursday dawned bright and sunny" Similar Opposite
- 2. become evident to the mind; be perceived or understood: "the awful truth was beginning to dawn on him" Similar
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the start of a period of time or the beginning of something new: The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in European history. See more. from dawn to dusk. from early morning until night: We worked from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. See more. Fewer examples. She slept fitfully throughout the night and arose before dawn.
The meaning of DAWN is to begin to grow light as the sun rises. How to use dawn in a sentence.
the start of a period of time or the beginning of something new: The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in European history. See more. from dawn to dusk. from early morning until night: We worked from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. See more. Fewer examples. She slept fitfully throughout the night and arose before dawn.
noun. the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley. Synonyms: sunrise, daybreak. Antonyms: sunset. the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization. verb (used without object) to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky. to begin to open or develop.
DAWN definition: 1. the early morning when light first appears in the sky: 2. the time when something began: 3. If…. Learn more.
Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.
1. To begin to become light in the morning. 2. To begin to appear or develop; emerge. 3. To begin to be perceived or understood: Realization of the danger soon dawned on us.
The noun dawn refers to the first light of day, or the first time period, like the dawn of a new era, which occurs when a new president takes office.
[uncountable, countable] the time of day when light first appears synonym daybreak. at dawn They start work at dawn. It's almost dawn. We arrived in Sydney as dawn broke (= as the first light could be seen). I woke up just before dawn. summer’s early dawns. He works from dawn till dusk (= from morning till night).
DAWN meaning: 1 : the time of day when sunlight first begins to appear; 2 : the beginning of something usually singular usually + of
