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dawn
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- pronunciation:
- dawn
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Dawn is the first light of the morning as the sun comes up, or it is the time when the sun comes up.
Jake's dad woke up at dawn.
- synonyms:
- light, sunrise
- antonyms:
- sunset
- similar words:
- daylight, prime, twilight
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| definition 2: |
The very beginning of something is sometimes called the "dawn."
The dawn of a new century is an exciting time.- antonyms:
- end
- similar words:
- appearance, arrival, beginning, morning, rise, start
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| related words: |
turn |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dawns, dawning, dawned |
| definition 1: |
When the day dawns, the sun comes up and the day begins.
When the day dawned, the weather was clear, but it got cloudy and rained later.- similar words:
- begin
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| definition 2: |
When something dawns, it starts to grow or begins to develop.
A new age dawned with the invention of the printing press.- similar words:
- appear, begin, come, rise, start
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| definition 3: |
When something dawns on you, it means that some idea or understanding suddenly enters your mind.
It finally dawned on me that my watch was wrong. That's why nobody had come yet.- similar words:
- hit, occur to, strike
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open |
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