Dawn | Mean of dawn in English Dictionary

/ˈdɑːn/

• Noun
• the time of day when sunlight first begins to appear
1. We arrived at/before/after dawn. [=sunrise, daybreak]
2. We danced till dawn.
3. the dawn's clear light
4. as dawn breaks over the city
5. He woke up at the crack of dawn. [=very early in the morning]
6. She drove from dawn to/until dusk. [=from early morning until early evening]
7. Winter brings late dawns and early sunsets.
• the beginning of something
1. People have fought with each other since the dawn of history/time/civilization.
2. the dawn of a new era/age
3. at the dawn of the 21st century
• Verb
• to begin to become light as the sun rises
1. They waited for the day to dawn.

• to start or begin
1. A new age/era is dawning.
• to begin to be understood
1. Suddenly, the truth dawns.
• to begin to be understood or realized by (someone) for the first time
1. The solution finally dawned on him. [=he finally saw the solution]
2. It suddenly dawned on me that I hadn't eaten all day.
3. It began to dawn on her that she was lost.