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dawn

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dawn  (dôn)
n.
1. The time each morning at which daylight first begins.
2. A first appearance; a beginning: the dawn of history. See Synonyms at beginning.
intr.v. dawned, dawn·ing, dawns
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.

[From Middle English daunen, to dawn, probably a back-formation from dauning, daybreak, alteration of dauing, from Old English dagung, from dagian, to dawn; see agh- in Indo-European roots.]

dawn
Noun
1. daybreak
2. the beginning of something
Verb
1. to begin to grow light after the night
2. to begin to develop or appear
3. dawn on or upon to become apparent (to someone) [Old English dagian to dawn]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dawndawn - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
2.dawn - the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
start - the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
3.dawn - an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
Verb1.dawndawn - become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
2.dawn - appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"
begin, start - have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
3.dawn - become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

dawn
noun 1. daybreak, morning, sunrise, dawning, daylight, aurora (poetic) crack of dawn, sunup, cockcrow, dayspring (poetic)
dawn on or upon someone hit, strike, occur to, register (informal) become apparent, come to mind, cross your mind, come into your head, flash across your mind
Translations
dawn [dɔːn] nalba, amanecer m
viamanecer;
(fig): it dawned on him that ... → cayó en la cuenta de que ...;
at dawn → al amanecer;
from dawn to dusk → de sol a sol

dawn [dɔːn] naube f, aurore f
vi [day] → se lever, poindre (fig); naître, se faire jour;
at dawn → à l'aube;
from dawn to dusk → du matin au soir;
it dawned on him that ... → il lui vint à l'esprit que ...

dawn [dɔːn] nTagesanbruch m, Morgengrauen nt;
(of period) → Anbruch m
vidämmern (fig);
it dawned on him that ... → es dämmerte ihm, dass ...;
from dawn to dusk → von morgens bis abends

dawn [dɔːn] nalba
vi [day] → spuntare;
(fig) → venire in mente;
at dawn → all'alba;
from dawn to dusk → dall'alba al tramonto;
it dawned on him that ... → gli è venuto in mente che ...

dawn
v dawn [doːn]
(especially of daylight) to begin to appear A new day has dawned. See also dawn on below. lig word, daag, aanbreek يَبْزُغ الفَجْر почвам rozbřesknout se, svítat gry; bryde frem dämmern ξημερώνω, χαράζω amanecer koitma پدیدار شدن؛ سپیده زدن sarastaa poindre לְהַפצִיע सवेरा होना svitati, počinjati virrad mulai muncul daga; renna upp spuntare 夜が明ける 나타나기 시작하다, 날이 밝다 (iš)aušti (par gaismu) aust permulaan aanbreken demre, gry, lyse av dag świtać alvorecer a începe; a se crăpa de ziuă (рас)светать svitať, brieždiť sa svitati se svanuti dagas, gry, bryta fram เริ่มขึ้น ağarmak, doğmak 黎明 світати, розвиднятися واضح ہونا bình minh
n
1 the very beginning of a day; very early morning We must get up at dawn. sonsopgang, dagbreek فَجْر зора úsvit, svítání daggry die Dämmerung αυγή alba, amanecer koiduaeg سپیده دم؛ سحر aamunkoite aube שַׁחַר उषाकाल, प्रभात, सवेरा, तड़के zora, svitanje hajnal fajar dögun alba 夜明け 새벽, 동틀녘 aušra ausma subuh dageraad daggry świt madrugada zori рассвет svitanie, brieždenie zora zora gryning รุ่งอรุณ şafak, tan 黎明 світанок, зоря طلوع صبح rạng đông
2 the very beginning of something the dawn of civilization. begin, aanbreek, aanvang بُزوغُ الفَجْر начало začátek, úsvit begyndelse der Anbruch χαραυγή, απαρχή albores koidik آغاز؛ ظهور sarastus naissance רֵאשִית आरंभ, आगाज praskozorje, osvit hajnal awal upphaf principio, albori 始まり 시작 pradžia pirmsākumi permulaan dageraad opphav, frambrudd zaranie alvorada început начало úsvit rojstvo osvit gryning, begynnelse, början การเริ่มขึ้น başlangıç 開端 початок ابتدا buổi sơ khai
n dawning
the act of beginning the dawning of a new day / a new age. die aanbreek/ daag, daeraad, sonsopkoms بُزوغ الفَجْر започване svítání, rozbřesk begyndelse; frembrud der Anbruch αυγή, ξεκίνημα, έναρξη nacimiento sünd سرآغاز؛ شروع synty naissance הַתחָלָה नए दिन या युग का उदय započinjanje virradat permulaan upphaf inizio 始まり 시작 aušimas sākšanās mula het aanbreken (første) begynnelse, gry nastanie, początek começo început начало úsvit začetek osvit dagning, början การเริ่มต้น başlangıç 開端 початок; зачаток ظہور buổi đầu
dawn on
to become suddenly clear to (a person) It suddenly dawned on me what he had meant. iets dring tot iemand deur/ word vir iemand duidelik بَدَأتُ أُدْرِك الآن просветва ми rozbřesknout se gå op for dämmern (αρχίζω να) γίνομαι αντιληπτός ή αισθητός darse cuenta de (kellelegi) koitma, arusaamisse jõudma ناگهان متوجه واقعیت شدن؛ پی بردن valjeta venir subitement à l'esprit לְהִתבָּהֵר अचानक स्पष्ट होना sinuti, postati jasno megvilágosodik jelas renna upp fyrir palesarsi わかり始める (...에게 ...이) 분명해지다 nušvisti ataust; sākt saprast menyedarkan doordringen tot gå opp for zaświtać tornar-se claro a-i fi clar (cuiva) осенять svitnúť posvetiti se sinuti gå upp för, börja förstå เริ่มส่องแสง kafasına dank etmek 明白真相 дійти, втямити کسی چیز کا اچانک منکشف ہونا trở nên rõ ràng


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As the dawn was breaking the Sambhur belled Once, twice and again
On your head above wear a shaped cap of felt to keep your ears from getting wet, for the dawn is chill when Boreas has once made his onslaught, and at dawn a fruitful mist is spread over the earth from starry heaven upon the fields of blessed men: it is drawn from the ever flowing rivers and is raised high above the earth by windstorm, and sometimes it turns to rain towards evening, and sometimes to wind when Thracian Boreas huddles the thick clouds.
There they await the onslaught, the inexperienced ones clutching their revolvers and treading on twigs, but the old hands sleeping tranquilly until just before the dawn.
 
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