dawn
🇺🇸
/dɔːn/
🇬🇧
/dɔːn/
noun
C1
The first light of day when the sun comes up.
We woke up at dawn to see the sunrise.
C1
The start or early stage of something.
The dawn of a new era brought hope to everyone.
intransitive verb
R
To start or begin.
A new day dawned with clear skies.
R
To become clear or understood.
It dawned on her that she had forgotten the keys.
translation
The first light of day when the sun comes up.; The start or early stage of something.
To start or begin.; To become clear or understood.
Word Forms
3rd Present
dawns
Past
dawned
Perfect
dawned
Progressive
dawning
Plural
dawns