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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.
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.
to become known or obvious: Gradually the truth about him dawned. [ + that ] It eventually dawned that he wouldn't be coming back.
Definition of dawn noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. Not just the beginning of a day, the noun dawn can refer to any beginning, like the dawn of the Internet era.
DAWN definition: 1. the early morning when light first appears in the sky: 2. the time when something began: 3. If…. Learn more.
The earliest known use of the noun dawn is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for dawn is from before 1616, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
Definitions of 'dawn'. 1. Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises. [...] 2. The dawn of a period of time or a situation is the beginning of it. [literary] [...] 3. If something is dawning, it is beginning to develop or come into existence.
