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Meaning of 'dawn' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dawn [ n.]
- The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise.
- First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise.
2 . Dawn [ v. i.]
- To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns.
- To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

Meaning of 'dawn' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dawn [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an opening time period
Example in sentence:
  • it was the dawn of the Roman Empire
Meaning (2):
- the earliest period
Example in sentence:
  • the dawn of civilization;
  • the morning of the world
Meaning (3):
- the first light of day
Example in sentence:
  • they talked until morning;
  • we got up before dawn
4 . dawn [ v]
Meaning (4):
- become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
Example in sentence:
  • It dawned on him that she had betrayed him;
  • she was penetrated with sorrow
Meaning (5):
- become light
Example in sentence:
  • It started to dawn, and we had to get up
Meaning (6):
- appear or develop
Example in sentence:
  • The age of computers had dawned

Nearby Words:

daw dawdle dawdled dawdler dawdling dawe dawish dawk dawned dawning

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