dawn

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.

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[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.]

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dawn [dɔːn]

n

1. daybreak; sunrise Related adj auroral

2. the sky when light first appears in the morning

3. the beginning of something

vb (intr)

1. to begin to grow light after the night

2. to begin to develop, appear, or expand

3. (usually foll by on or upon) to begin to become apparent (to)

[Old English dagian to dawn; see day]

dawnlike  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dawn - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, sunrise, sunup, 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" morning 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"
Verb	1.	dawn - become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" come home, fall into place, sink in, get across, penetrate, get through, click
	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"

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dawn

noun

1. daybreak, morning, sunrise, dawning, daylight, aurora (poetic), crack of dawn, sunup, cockcrow, dayspring (poetic) She woke at dawn.

2. (Literary) beginning, start, birth, rise, origin, dawning, unfolding, emergence, outset, onset, advent, genesis, inception the dawn of the radio age

verb

1. begin, start, open, rise, develop, emerge, unfold, originate A new era seemed about to dawn.

2. grow light, break, brighten, lighten The next day dawned.

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 Then the chilling truth dawned on me.

Related words
adjective auroral
fear eosophobia

Quotations
"rosy-fingered dawn" [Homer Iliad]
"For what human ill does not dawn seem to be an alleviation?" [Thornton Wilder The Bridge of San Luis Rey]

Translations

dawn [dɔːn]

A. N

1. (= daybreak) → amanecer m
at dawn → al amanecer
to get up with the dawn → levantarse al amanecer
from dawn to dusk → de sol a sol

2. (liter) (= beginning) → albores mpl
the dawn of the radio age → los albores de la era de la radio

B. VI [day] → amanecer
a new epoch has dawned → ha nacido una época nueva

C. CPD dawn chorus N (Brit) → canto m de los pájaros al amanecer
dawn raid N (Police) redada efectuada en la madrugada (Fin) compra inesperada de acciones de una empresa como paso previo a una OPA

dawn on dawn upon VI + PREP it suddenly dawned on him that → se dio cuenta or cayó en la cuenta de repente de que ...

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dawn [ˈdɔːn]

n

[day] → aube f, aurore f
at dawn → à l'aube
from dawn to dusk → du matin au soir

(= beginning) → aube f

vi

[day] → se lever

(fig) [era, age] → naître

dawn on

vt fus
it dawned on him that ... → il s'est soudain rendu compte que ...
it dawned on me that ... → je me suis soudain rendu compte que ...
dawn chorus n (British) → chant m des oiseaux à l'aube
dawn raid n

(by police) → descente f de police à l'aube

(by soldiers) → attaque f à l'aube

(STOCK EXCHANGE) (on stock market) → tentative f d'OPA surprise, raid m

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dawn

n (lit, fig) → (Morgen)dämmerung f, → Morgenröte f (liter); (no art: time of day) → Tagesanbruch m, → Morgengrauen nt; at dawn → bei Tagesanbruch, im Morgengrauen; it’s almost dawn → es ist fast Morgen, es dämmert schon bald; from dawn to dusk → von morgens bis abends

vi

day was already dawning → es dämmerte schon; the day dawned rainy → der Tag fing mit Regen an; the day will dawn when … (fig) → der Tag wird kommen, wo …

(fig, new age etc) → dämmern, anbrechen; (hope) → erwachen

(inf) to dawn (up)on somebody → jdm dämmern, jdm zum Bewusstsein kommen; it dawned on him that … → es wurde ihm langsam klar, dass …, es dämmerte ihm, dass …

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dawn:

dawn chorus

n → Morgenkonzert nt → der Vögel

dawn patrol

n (Aviat) → Morgenpatrouille f

dawn raid

n

(by police) → Razzia f (in den frühen Morgenstunden); (Mil) → Überraschungsangriff m

(Fin) plötzlicher Aufkauf von Aktien

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dawn [dɔːn]

1. n

a. → alba
at dawn → all'alba
from dawn to dusk → dall'alba al tramonto

b. (fig) (also dawning) (of civilization) → albori mpl
the dawn of a new age → l'inizio di una nuova era

2. vi (day) → spuntare

dawn on dawn upon vi + prep the truth gradually dawned on us → poco a poco cominciammo a vederci chiaro
the idea dawned upon me that ... → mi è balenata nella mente l'idea che...
it suddenly dawned on him that ... → improvvisamente gli è venuto in mente che...

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dawn [dɔːn]

1. n

a. → alba
at dawn → all'alba
from dawn to dusk → dall'alba al tramonto

b. (fig) (also dawning) (of civilization) → albori mpl
the dawn of a new age → l'inizio di una nuova era

2. vi (day) → spuntare

dawn on dawn upon vi + prep the truth gradually dawned on us → poco a poco cominciammo a vederci chiaro
the idea dawned upon me that ... → mi è balenata nella mente l'idea che...
it suddenly dawned on him that ... → improvvisamente gli è venuto in mente che...

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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 날이 새다 (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 黎明

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 aikainen aamu aube שַׁחַר उषाकाल, प्रभात, सवेरा, तड़के zora, svitanje hajnal fajar dögun alba 夜明け 새벽 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 黎明

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 alku naissance רֵאשִית आरंभ, आगाज praskozorje, osvit hajnal awal upphaf principio, albori 始まり 시초 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 开端

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 sarastus naissance הַתחָלָה नए दिन या युग का उदय započinjanje virradat permulaan upphaf inizio 始まり 시발 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 开端

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 kirkastua venir subitement à l'esprit לְהִתבָּהֵר अचानक स्पष्ट होना sinuti, postati jasno megvilágosodik jelas renna upp fyrir palesarsi わかり始める 분명해 지다 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 明白真相

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dawn → فَجْر úsvit daggry Dämmerung αυγή amanecer aamunkoitto aube zora alba 夜明け 새벽 dageraad daggry świt amanhecer рассвет gryning รุ่งอรุณ şafak bình minh 黎明