dawn

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dɔːn/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /dɔn/
• (AU) IPA ^(key): /doːn/

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Noun

Singular dawn

Plural dawns

1. (uncountable) Dawn is the start of the morning light just before sunrise.

   He woke up before dawn to do a morning jog.

2. (countable) The dawn of something is the beginning of it.

Verb

Plain form dawn

Third-person singular dawns

Past tense dawned

Past participle dawned

Present participle dawning

1. (intransitive) If something dawns upon a person or thing, they realise it.

   It dawned upon him that his answer to the question was wrong.