dawn
noun
Definitions of dawn noun
- B2CountableUncountable
The time of day when the first light appears in the sky before sunrise.
We awoke at dawn.
We departed as the dawn was breaking.
We left at the break of dawn.
Phrases of dawn noun
- from dawn to dusk
From the early part of the morning until the end of the day.
• The farmers work in the fields from dawn to dusk.
- the dawn of something
the initial stage or beginning of a period or something new.
• The widespread adoption of the internet marked the dawn of the digital age.
verb
Definitions of dawn verb
begin
- Intransitive
When a day or a period of time begins to appear or arrive.
He left the house as the day was dawning.
The personal computer era dawned in the late 1970s.
A new era is dawning.
understanding
- Intransitive
To become gradually known or understood.
The truth about him gradually dawned.
It eventually dawned on me that he wouldn't be coming back.
After some thought, it began to dawn on me what she meant.
Phrasal Verbs of dawn
- dawn on someone
To become aware of a fact or realization after initially failing to understand it.
• It dawned on her after reading the letter that he had been hiding the truth all along.