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1. (n.) dawn
the first appearance of daylight in the morning; daybreak; sunrise.
2. dawn
the beginning or rise of anything; advent:
the dawn of civilization.
3. (v.i.) dawn
to begin to grow light in the morning:
The day dawned cloudless.
4. dawn
to begin to open or develop.
5. dawn
to begin to be perceived (usu. fol. by on):
The idea suddenly dawned on her.
Etymology: (bef. 1150; OE dagian, der. of dægday)
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| Definition of 'Dawn' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow
the first light of day
"we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
2. (noun) dawn, morning
the earliest period
"the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
3. (verb) dawn
an opening time period
"it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
4. (verb) click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
"It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
5. (verb) dawn
appear or develop
"The age of computers had dawned"
6. (verb) dawn
become light
"It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
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1. (noun) dawn
the time when the sun rises
The boys woke up at dawn.
2. dawn
at the crack of dawn
very early in the day
We left at the crack of dawn.
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| Definition of 'Dawn' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Dawn
the break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise
2. (noun) Dawn
first opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise
3. (verb) Dawn
to begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns
4. (verb) Dawn
to began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand
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| Definitions of 'Dawn' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Dawn
1. The beginning of a daily instalment in a serial story that will never end.
2. That mystical hour wherein Dives goes belching into dreamland and Lazarus comes out yawning carrying a dinner-pail.
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Sense: (especially of daylight) to begin to appear
A new day has dawned. See also dawn on below.
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 Afrikaans: lig word, daag, aanbreek |
 Arabic: يَبْزُغ الفَجْر |
 Bulgarian: почвам |
 Brazilian: alvorecer |
 Czech: rozbřesknout se, svítat |
 German: dämmern |
 Danish: gry; bryde frem |
 Greek: ξημερώνω, χαράζω |
 Spanish: amanecer |
 Estonian: koitma |
 Farsi: پدیدار شدن؛ سپیده زدن |
 Finnish: sarastaa |
 French: poindre |
 Hebrew: לְהַפצִיע |
 Hindi: सवेरा होना |
 Croatian: svitati, počinjati |
 Hungarian: virrad |
 Indonesian: mulai muncul |
 Icelandic: daga; renna upp |
 Italian: spuntare |
 Japanese: 夜が明ける |
 Korean: 날이 새다 |
 Lithuanian: (iš)aušti |
 Latvian: (par gaismu) aust |
 Malay: permulaan |
 Dutch: aanbreken |
 Norwegian: demre, gry, lyse av dag |
 Polish: świtać |
 Persian: پدیدار شدن؛ سپیده زدن |
 Pashto: سپیده چاود |
 Portuguese: alvorecer |
 Romanian: aîncepe; a se crăpa de zi |
 Russian: (рас)светать |
 Slovak: svitať, brieždiť sa |
 Slovenian: svitati se |
 Serbian: svanuti |
 Swedish: dagas, gry, bryta fram |
 Thai: เริ่มขึ้น |
 Turkish: ağarmak, doğmak |
 Taiwanese: 黎明 |
 Ukrainian: світати, розвиднятися |
 Urdu: واضح ہونا |
 Vietnamese: bình minh |
 Chinese: 黎明 |
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