Dawn: meaning, definitions and examples
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dawn
[ dษหn ]
break of day
Dawn refers to the time of day when light first appears in the sky, before the sun rises. It is the transition from night to day.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The birds start singing at dawn.
- We woke up at the crack of dawn to start our journey.
- The sky was painted with beautiful colors at dawn.
beginning
To dawn means to begin to become evident or understood.
Synonyms
become apparent, come to light
Examples of usage
- The truth started to dawn on him.
- It finally dawned on her that she had forgotten her keys.
Translations
Translations of the word "dawn" in other languages:
๐ต๐น alvorecer
๐ฎ๐ณ เคญเฅเคฐ
๐ฉ๐ช Morgendรคmmerung
๐ฎ๐ฉ fajar
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฒััะฐะฝะพะบ
๐ต๐ฑ ลwit
๐ฏ๐ต ๅคๆใ (yoake)
๐ซ๐ท aube
๐ช๐ธ amanecer
๐น๐ท ลafak
๐ฐ๐ท ์๋ฒฝ (saebyeok)
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุฌุฑ (fajr)
๐จ๐ฟ รบsvit
๐ธ๐ฐ รบsvit
๐จ๐ณ ้ปๆ (lรญmรญng)
๐ธ๐ฎ zora
๐ฎ๐ธ dรถgun
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐาฃ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแ (gantiadi)
๐ฆ๐ฟ dan
๐ฒ๐ฝ amanecer
Word origin
The word 'dawn' originated from the Old English 'dagian', which means to become day. It has been used for centuries to describe the break of day and the beginning of a new morning.