dawn

CEFRB1

/dɔːn/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The time when daylight first appears.

  2. 02

    verb

    To begin to become clear or understood.

Examples

  • By the time the party is over, dawn will be breaking.

  • I'm beat. I've been working from dawn to dusk.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /doːn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. To start to appear or become obvious.

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To begin to brighten with daylight.

  2. To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

More examples

In context

  • I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him.

  • The realization dawned on him that few would pass that final exam.

  • A new day dawns.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English dawnen, either a back-formation from dawnynge or a modification of dawen (“to dawn”) after it. The noun is from the verb.