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noun
- 1. the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise: "the rose-pink light of dawn" Similar Opposite
- 2. the beginning of a phenomenon or period of time, especially one considered favorable: "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 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.
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 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.
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.
Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, before the sun rises.
DAWN definition: 1. the early morning when light first appears in the sky: 2. the time when something began: 3. If…. Learn more.
Definition of dawn noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. dawns. The beginning of daylight in the morning; daybreak. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The beginning ( of something) The dawn of the Space Age. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A feminine name. Webster's New World. (countable) The rising of the sun. Wiktionary. Synonyms: sunburst. sunbreak. noonlight. dayshine. daytide.
