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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.
[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.
2. the sky when light first appears in the morning
3. the beginning of something
vb (intr)
4. to begin to grow light after the night
5. to begin to develop, appear, or expand
6. (usually foll by: on or upon) to begin to become apparent (to)
[Old English dagian to dawn; see day]
ˈdawnˌlike adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
dawn
(dɔn)n.
1. the first appearance of daylight in the morning; daybreak; sunrise.
2. the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization.
v.i. 3. to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned cloudless.
4. to begin to open or develop.
5. to begin to be perceived (usu. fol. by on): The idea suddenly dawned on her.
[before 1150; Old English dagian, derivative of dæg day]
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dawn
Past participle: dawned
Gerund: dawning
| Imperative |
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| dawn |
| dawn |
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| 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" 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" 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" |
| 2. | dawn - appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned" | |
| 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
verb
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.
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]
"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]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
dawn
noun1. The first appearance of daylight in the morning:
dawn on or upon
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Translations
فَجْريَبْزُغ الفَجْربُزوغُ الفَجْر
úsvitsvítánísvítatrozbřesknout sevýchod
daggrygrybegyndelsebryde frem
aamunkoittoauringonnousupaljastuasarastaavaljeta
प्रभातभौर
zoraosvitpraskozorjesvanućesvanuti
virradvirradatderenghajnalhajnalodik
daga; renna uppdögunupphaf
夜明け
새벽
aurora
aušimasauštiišaušti
ausmaaustpirmsākumi
albaauroră
svitať
zora
gryningsoluppgångdagasgry
รุ่งอรุณ
bình minh
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
at dawn → al amanecer
to get up with the dawn → levantarse al amanecer
from dawn to dusk → de sol a sol
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 raid N (Police) redada efectuada en la madrugada (Fin) compra inesperada de acciones de una empresa como paso previo a una OPA
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dawn
[ˈdɔːn] n
(= beginning) → aube f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dawn
[dɔːn]1. n
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...
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...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dawn
(doːn) verb (especially of daylight) to begin to appear. A new day has dawned. See also dawn on below.
noun1. the very beginning of a day; very early morning. We must get up at dawn.
2. the very beginning of something. the dawn of civilization.
ˈdawning noun the act of beginning. the dawning of a new day / a new age.
dawn on to become suddenly clear to (a person). It suddenly dawned on me what he had meant.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dawn
n. amanecer, aurora.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012