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dawn
1[ dawn ]
noun
- the first appearance of daylight in the morning:
Dawn broke over the valley.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- 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.
- to begin to be perceived (usually followed by on ):
The idea dawned on him.
Synonyms: , ,
Dawn
2[ dawn ]
noun
- a female given name.
dawn
/ ɔː /
noun
- daybreak; sunrise auroral
- the sky when light first appears in the morning
- the beginning of something
verb
- to begin to grow light after the night
- to begin to develop, appear, or expand
- usually foll byon or upon to begin to become apparent (to)
Derived Forms
- ˈ岹ɲˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- 岹ɲl adjective
- ܲ·岹ɲԱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dawn1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with dawn , also see crack of dawn ; light dawned .Example Sentences
Shortly before dawn, he returned home, stumbling out of a cab, drunk and ornery.
Traumatised, Kim gave a statement to French police in the early hours of the morning and flew back to the US by dawn.
Jessica, 22 and from Mexico, and Cyril, 20 and from the US, had arrived at dawn to secure a front row spot to the funeral mass.
The footage shows the vehicles pulling up on the road when shooting begins just before dawn.
The realization is starting to dawn on some Republicans that their political solvency won’t last longer than President Trump’s economic irrationality.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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