dawn
/dɔn/ verb B2- To begin to brighten with daylight. · A new day dawns.
- To start to appear or become obvious. · I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him.· The realization dawned on him that few would pass that final exam.
- To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
He/she/it dawns · Past dawned · Past participle dawned · -ing form dawning
Verb forms
- Base form
- dawn
- He/she/it
- dawns
- Past
- dawned
- Past participle
- dawned
- -ing form
- dawning
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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When daylight dawned he saw that he was near a stream; he was thirsty, and dragged himself towards it.
When the morning dawned, the Cock, as usual, crowed very loudly several times.
With the first dawn of day the jailer returned, with orders to leave Dantès where he was.
Review your life, Albert; although it is only just beginning, did a lovely summer’s day ever dawn with greater purity than has marked the commencement of your career?
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