dawn

noun
UK: /dɔːn/
US: /dɔːn/

  1. The time of day when the sun rises and daylight begins.

    1. I wake up at dawn to walk. [ ] [ ]
    2. The birds started singing at dawn, signaling the start of a new day. [ ] [ ]

  2. The beginning or first appearance of something.

    1. The dawn of the Internet changed the world. [ ] [ ]
    2. This discovery marked the dawn of a new era in medical science. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

sunrise daybreak outset commencement emerge appear
dawn intransitive-verb

  1. To begin to grow light as the sun rises.

    1. It will dawn soon, so get ready. [ ] [ ]
    2. We left before the day began to dawn over the misty hills. [ ] [ ]

  2. To begin to understand something after a period of not understanding it.

    1. The truth began to dawn on him. [ ] [ ]
    2. It slowly began to dawn on me that I was completely wrong. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "dawn" in English means: The time of day when the sun rises and daylight begins., The beginning or first appearance of something..

The phonetic transcription of "dawn" is /dɔːn/ in British English and /dɔːn/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "dawn": sunrise, daybreak, outset, commencement, emerge, appear.

Example usage of "dawn": "I wake up at dawn to walk.". More examples on the page.