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dawn Definition

dawn (dôn, dän)

intransitive verb

  1. to begin to be day; grow light
  2. to begin to appear or develop; come forth
  3. to begin to be understood or felt: usually with on or upon the meaning suddenly dawned on me

Etymology: ME daunen, back-form. < dauninge, earlier dauinge, daybreak, prob. altered (infl. by ON dagan, dawn) < OE dagung < dagian, to become day < dæg, day

noun

  1. the beginning of daylight in the morning; daybreak
  2. the beginning (of something) the dawn of the Space Age

Dawn Definition

Dawn (dôn)

noun

a feminine name

Etymology: see dawn

dawn Synonyms

dawn

n.

  1. The coming of day

    dawning, sunrise, daybreak; see morning 1.

  2. The beginning

    source, start, rise, advent; see appearance 3, origin 1, 2.

dawn Synonyms

dawn

v.

start, appear, show itself; see begin 2.

dawn Usage Examples

Object

realization: Frank took us through his painful ordeal, his recovery and his dawning realization that he is unlikely ever to walk again.

Converse of object

  • herald: Comrade Rosemary Byrne thought her election in 2003 would herald a new dawn for socialist politics.
  • awaken: Linger to see the moonlight scattered through the temple ruins, or rise early for the gently awakening dawn over the acropolis.
  • greet: You can take it outside with you and practice your ' magic ' whilst greeting the dawn and at the closing of the day.

Adjective modifier

  • rosy: In the rosy dawn of its inauguration, Mr. Charles Maxwell had persuaded some of the clergy to take up shares.
  • false: This proved, however, to be a false dawn for the German version of the Third Way.

Preposition: till

dusk: From dawn till dusk he sits with various friends and listens to music on Radio Mali.

Modifies a noun

  • chorus: Enjoy a dusk cruise, a dawn chorus walk or watch the sunrise from a canoe.
  • raid: The men were arrested in the dawn raids on Tuesday.
  • essien: And dawn essien 's moore president of much money analysts a bellevue wash.
  • simulator: I also have dawn simulator on each morning as well.

Noun used with modifier

  • maggi: Whether it's maggi dawn, Kathryn, Daniel, or many others, our identity is transparent.
  • til: Marriott welcomes you to Los Angeles ⦠where glamor meets history, culture meets business, and the nightlife throbs ' til dawn.

Possessives

dusk: Captain's Wood is open dawn ' til dusk throughout the year.

Adjective complement

cloudy: To the S the day dawned mostly cloudy with rain across N England and Cent Ireland.

Preposition: until

dusk: Day tickets must be purchased in advance from the Top Shop Newsagents at Ranskill, and fishing will be allowed from dawn until dusk.

Preposition: of

  • millenium: Now at the dawning of this new millenium the worth of the book in our world must be examined.
  • era: AMD's Athlon 64 launch marks the dawn of the 64-bit desktop PC era.
  • civilization: People all over the world have been using herbs for healing since the dawn of civilization.
  • civilization: However the world around us is changing all the time - and has been doing so since the dawn of civilization.