dawn
To begin to brighten with daylightTo begin to brighten with daylight.
» I usually wake up at dawn.
Я обычно просыпаюсь на рассвете. — marafon
Я зазвичай прокидаюся на світанку. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(intransitive)To begin to brighten with daylight.
A new day dawns.
dämmern, grauen, tagen
наступа́тьnastupátʹ, рассвета́тьrassvetátʹ
(figuratively, intransitive)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.
dämmern
озаря́тьozarjátʹ, осеня́тьosenjátʹ
become light
(figuratively, intransitive)To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
appear or develop
Examples
371 sentencesI usually wake up at dawn.
Я зазвичай прокидаюся на світанку. — deniko
ruЯ обычно просыпаюсь на рассвете. — marafon
I usually get up just before dawn.
Я, як правило, встаю незадовго до світанку. — deniko
We worked until dawn.
Ми працювали до світанку. — deniko
ruМы работали до рассвета. — marafon
deWir arbeiteten bis zur Morgendämmerung. — toivo
We got up at dawn.
Ми прокинулися на світанку. — deniko
ruМы встали на рассвете. — marafon
deWir standen im Morgengrauen auf. — al_ex_an_der
I was woken up suddenly at dawn.
Мене раптом збудили на світанку. — aandrusiak
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English dawnen, either a back-formation from dawnynge or a modification of dawFrom Middle English dawnen, either a back-formation from dawnynge or a modification of dawen (“to dawn”) after it. The noun is from the verb.
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Forms
dawns, dawning, dawned, dawnedSynonyms
8 synonyms- become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions:clickget throughcome homeget acrosssink inpenetratefall into place
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- up before dawn
- up at dawn
- crack of dawn
- until dawn