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dawn
noun
the
time
of
day
when
the
first
light
appears
in
the
sky
before
the
sun
rises
•
We
woke
up
at
dawn
to
watch
the
sunrise
over
the
mountains
.
We
woke
up
at
dawn
to
watch
the
sunrise
over
the
mountains
.
•
Birdsong
filled
the
air
as
dawn
broke
over
the
quiet
village
.
Birdsong
filled
the
air
as
dawn
broke
over
the
quiet
village
.
Old
English
"
dægræd
"
later
replaced
by
Middle
English
"
dawn
",
of
uncertain
origin
but
related
to
"
day
".
noun
the
early
beginning
of
a
period
of
time
,
idea
,
or
development
•
Many
historians
study
the
dawn
of
human
civilization
.
Many
historians
study
the
dawn
of
human
civilization
.
•
The
internet
marked
the
dawn
of
a
new
age
of
communication
.
The
internet
marked
the
dawn
of
a
new
age
of
communication
.
Figurative
use
of
the
literal
sense
,
recorded
from
the
16th
century
.
verb
-
dawn
,
dawning
,
dawns
,
dawned
to
begin
to
get
light
as
the
sun
starts
to
rise
•
As
the
first
rays
of
light
dawned
,
the
camp
came
to
life
.
As
the
first
rays
of
light
dawned
,
the
camp
came
to
life
.
•
A
pale
glow
dawned
in
the
eastern
sky
.
A
pale
glow
dawned
in
the
eastern
sky
.
Verbal
use
from
the
noun
sense
,
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
.
verb
-
dawn
,
dawning
,
dawns
,
dawned
to
become
clear
or
start
to
be
understood
by
someone
•
It
suddenly
dawned on her
that
she
had
left
her
passport
at
home
.
It
suddenly
dawned on her
that
she
had
left
her
passport
at
home
.
•
The
truth
dawned on me
after
I
read
the
final
letter
.
The
truth
dawned on me
after
I
read
the
final
letter
.
Sense
emerged
in
the
late
17th
century
,
extending
the
image
of
growing
light
to
growing
understanding
.
