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dawn
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- pronunciation:
- dawn
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- dawn on someone
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the first daylight in the morning, or the time at which it occurs.
- synonyms:
- cockcrow, daybreak, light, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup
- antonyms:
- nightfall, sunset
- similar words:
- daylight, prime, twilight
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| definition 2: |
the first appearance or beginning of something long-lasting.
The dawn of the new century.- synonyms:
- advent, birth
- antonyms:
- end, twilight
- similar words:
- appearance, arrival, aurora, beginning, commencement, emergence, genesis, germ, inception, morning, onset, outset, rise, start
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| related words: |
birth, oncoming, origin, threshold, turn |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
dawns, dawning, dawned |
| definition 1: |
to start to become light in the morning.
The day dawned bright and clear.- similar words:
- begin, brighten, commence, lighten
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| definition 2: |
to start to grow; begin to develop.
A new age dawned with the invention of the printing press.- similar words:
- appear, arise, begin, come, commence, originate, rise, set in, start
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| definition 3: |
to occur to someone.
We'd been arguing for some time when it finally dawned that we were saying essentially the same thing.- similar words:
- come to, hit, occur to, strike
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| related words: |
emerge, open, spring |
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| phrase: |
dawn on someone |
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