Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

    I'll meet you at the docks at sunrise.

    Sonnenaufgang

    восхо́д со́лнцаvosxód sólnca, заря́, рассве́тrassvét

    схід со́нцяsxid sóncja

    the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

  2. (countable, uncountable)The change in color of the sky at dawn.

    Did you see the beautiful sunrise this morning?

    Sonnenaufgang

    заря́zarjá, рассве́тrassvét

    зоря́zorjá, зірни́цяzirnýcja, світа́нокsvitánok

  3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any great awakening.

    It was the sunrise of her spirit.

Examples

148 sentences
  1. What time is sunrise?

    О котрій схід сонця? — triantafillou

    ruВо сколько восход солнца? — marafon

    deWann geht die Sonne auf? — raggione

  2. I saw the sunrise.

    Я бачив схід сонця. — deniko

    ruЯ видел восход солнца. — odexed

    deIch habe den Sonnenaufgang gesehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I woke up at sunrise.

    Я прокинувся на світанку. — deniko

    ruЯ проснулся на рассвете. — odexed

    deIch wachte bei Sonnenaufgang auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I want you gone by sunrise.

    deIch will, dass du bei Sonnenaufgang verschwunden bist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Tom often gets here before sunrise.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
time of day:
sky changing color:
Русский
By meaning 1
time of day:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
time of day:

Origin

From Middle English sonne-rys, sunne ryse, equivalent to sun + rise. Compare Middle Englis

From Middle English sonne-rys, sunne ryse, equivalent to sun + rise. Compare Middle English son risyng, sunne rijsyng, sonne-rysing (“sunrise”, literally “sun rising”).

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