dawn

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UK /dɔːn/ US /dɔn/

noun 4verb 3name 1

Collocations

(noun.) early morning

ADJ

grey

VERB + DAWN

greet

Every morning, she woke early to greet the dawn from her garden.

DAWN + VERB

break, come (up)

As the sun rose higher, dawn came up over the mountains and the birds started singing.

DAWN + NOUN

light, sky

chorus

Early in the morning, we woke to hear the birds singing their dawn chorus outside our window.

patrol, raid

Police officers arrived at the house during a dawn patrol and found evidence of the crime.

PREP

at ~

The fishing boats left the harbor at dawn to catch the day's first tide.

before ~, by ~, till/until ~, towards ~

PHRASES

(at) the crack of dawn

from dawn to dusk

The farmers were busy in the fields from dawn to dusk during the harvest season.

(noun.) beginning

ADJ

false

After months of hope, the economic improvement turned out to be a false dawn.

new

PREP

~ of

The discovery of ancient texts marked the dawn of our understanding about lost civilizations.

(verb.) begin

PHRASES

dawn bright, sunny, clear, cold, etc.

The morning dawned cold and gray over the empty city streets.

(verb.) become clear

ADV

suddenly

gradually, slowly

It gradually dawned on her that she had left her passport at home.

eventually, finally

VERB + DAWN

begin to

It finally began to dawn on him that his wife was keeping a secret.

PREP

It suddenly dawned on her that she had forgotten her passport at home.

Definitions

verb

To begin to brighten with daylight.

A new day dawns.

In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene[…]to see the sepulchre.

To start to appear or become obvious.

I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him.

The realization dawned on him that few would pass that final exam.

To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

when life awakes, and dawns at every line

in dawning youth

noun

The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.

The rising of the sun.

Every act of a Roman, from birth to death, from dawn to night, was controlled and supervised by some presiding deity.

The time when the sun rises.

She rose before dawn to meet the train.

The earliest phase of something.

The dawn of civilization didn't imply twilight of barbarity.

In the Edinburgh area, Leith and neighbouring Granton have only one terminal station where formerly there were four, and the long-established ferry from Granton to Burntisland, the history of which stretches back to the dawn of Scottish railways, is no more.

name

A female given name from English sometimes given to a girl born at that time of day.

"Thomas, if it's a boy," she said, "after my uncle. But if it's a girl I'd like something fancy for a first name." "What about Dawn?" she said. "I like the sound of Dawn. Then Mary for a second name. Dawn Mary Parker, it sounds sweet."

Dawn, go away, I’m no good for you.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the earliest period

morning

noun — the first light of day

verb — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

dawn on

To occur to somebody; to be realized by.

It finally dawned on him that he could automate the process instead of doing it by hand each time.

crack of dawn

The first moment of daylight; the instant at which sunrise begins.

"This is high-speed travel, Muriel. Not fun. I'm waking up at crack of dawn."

handbags at dawn

A catty squabble.

from dusk to dawn

From sunset to sunrise.

dawn of a new day

A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.

A distant gleam shone through the weight of his troubles, seeming to promise the dawn of a new day.

Example Bank

A new day dawns.

Wiktionary

In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene[…]to see the sepulchre.

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I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him.

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Every act of a Roman, from birth to death, from dawn to night, was controlled and supervised by some presiding deity.

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She rose before dawn to meet the train.

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The dawn of civilization didn't imply twilight of barbarity.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, dawn is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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