dawn
/dɔːn/
verb
- To begin to grow light as the sun rises.
- The day dawned clear and bright after the storm.
- We waited for the morning to dawn before starting our hike.
- It was dawning as we reached the top of the hill.
- To become known or understood for the first time.
- It suddenly dawned on me that I had left my keys at home.
- The truth began to dawn on her as she read the letter.
- As the lesson continued, the solution dawned on the students.
noun
- The time of day when light first appears in the sky; the beginning of the day.
- She likes to go for a run at dawn when the streets are quiet.
- The birds start singing at dawn every morning.
- We woke up before dawn to watch the sunrise over the ocean.
- The beginning or first appearance of something.
- The festival celebrates the dawn of spring each year.
- The invention of the internet marked the dawn of a new era in communication.
- Scientists are studying the dawn of human civilization.