dawn
[ dawn ]
/ dɔn /
noun
the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley.
the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization.
verb (used without object)
to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky.
to begin to open or develop.
to begin to be perceived (usually followed by on): The idea dawned on him.
Origin of dawn
before 1150; Middle English
dawen (v.), Old English
dagian, derivative of
dæg
day; akin to Old Norse
daga, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German
dagen, Old High German
tagēn
SYNONYMS FOR dawn
OTHER WORDS FROM dawn
dawn·like, adjective un·dawned, adjectiveWords nearby dawn
Definition for dawn (2 of 2)
Dawn
[ dawn ]
/ dɔn /
noun
a female given name.
Example sentences from the Web for dawn
British Dictionary definitions for dawn
dawn
/ (dɔːn) /
noun
daybreak; sunrise
Related adjective: auroral
the sky when light first appears in the morning
the beginning of something
verb (intr)
to begin to grow light after the night
to begin to develop, appear, or expand
(usually foll by on or upon)
to begin to become apparent (to)
Derived forms of dawn
dawnlike, adjectiveWord Origin for dawn
Old English
dagian to dawn; see
day
Idioms and Phrases with dawn
dawn