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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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DAWN definition: 1. the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky: 2. the start of a…. Learn more.
The meaning of DAWN is to begin to grow light as the sun rises. How to use dawn in a sentence. to begin to grow light as the sun rises; to begin to appear or develop; to begin to be perceived or understood…
Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises. Nancy woke at dawn. Synonyms: daybreak, morning, sunrise, dawning More Synonyms of dawn. 2. singular noun. The dawn of a period of time or a situation is the beginning of it. [literary] ...the dawn of powered flight. ...the dawn of the radio age.
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.
[uncountable, countable] the time of day when light first appears synonym daybreak. at dawn They start work at dawn. It's almost dawn. We arrived in Sydney as dawn broke (= as the first light could be seen). I woke up just before dawn. summer’s early dawns. He works from dawn till dusk (= from morning till night).
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.
Dawn Definition. dôn. dawned, dawning, dawns. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Pronoun. Filter. 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.
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.
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.
Definition of Dawn in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
