see|Dawn
English
Etymology
back-form|dawning Ultimately related to proto|Germanic|dagaz, âdayâ.
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-dawn.ogg|Audio (US)
a|AU IPA|/doËn/
a|UK IPA|/dÉËn/
a|US IPA|/dÉn/
rhymes|ÉËn
Verb
en-verb
- intransitive To begin to brighten with daylight.
#: Before a new day dawns.
- intransitive To start to appear or be realized.
#: I donât want to be there when the truth dawns.
Derived terms
dawn on
Translations
trans-top|begin to brighten with daylight
Albanian: agimi
Asturian: alboriar, alborecer
Croatian: t-|hr|svanuti
Dutch: t+|nl|dagen, t+|nl|rijzen
Ewe: fÉÅli
Finnish: sarastaa
Italian: t-|it|spuntare
Japanese: ããã¤ã (akatsuki), å¤æã (yoake), æ (akebono)
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Korean: ë°ë¤ (barkda)
Kurdish:
Maltese: t-|mt|żerniq|xsMaltese, t-|mt|tbexbix|xsMaltese
Old English: t-|ang|dagian|xs=Old English
Russian: наÑÑÑпаÑÑ (nastupát'), ÑаÑÑвеÑаÑÑ (rassv'etát')
Serbian: svanuti, rasvetliti, nastupiti
Slovene: daniti (se)
Spanish: t-|es|amanecer
Swedish: gry, dagas
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trans-top|start to appear, be realized
Dutch: t+|nl|dagen
Korean: ë°íì§ë¤ (balkhyeojida)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|دÙâرکÙâÙتÙ|trdarkawtin|scKUchar
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Russian: озаÑÑÑÑ (ozarjátâ), оÑенÑÑÑ (osenjátâ)
Serbian: sinuti, sinuÄe, osanjiti
Slovene: razkriti (se)
Swedish: gå upp för
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Noun
en-noun|s|-
- countable The rising of the sun.
- uncountable The time when the sun rises.
#: She rose before dawn to meet the train.
- uncountable The beginning.
#: The dawn of civilisation.
Synonyms
italbrac|rising of the sun: sunrise
italbrac|time when the sun rises: daybreak, sunrise, sunup
italbrac|beginning: beginning, onset, start
Antonyms
dusk
Derived terms
crack of dawn
dawn chorus
it is always darkest before the dawn
Related terms
dawning
Translations
trans-top|rising of the sun
Afrikaans: sonop
Asturian: alba, alborecida, alborecer
Bulgarian: зоÑа f, ÑазÑÑмване n
Catalan: alba#Catalan|alba m
Chinese: 天亮 (tiÄnlià ng)
Czech: t-|cs|východ|m
Dutch: t+|nl|zonsopgang|f
Ewe fÉÅli
Finnish: t+|fi|auringonnousu
French: t-|fr|lever du soleil|m
German: Dämmerung f, Morgendämmerung f, Morgengrauen n, Tagesanbruch m
Greek: t-|el|ξημÎÏÏμα|n|scGrek, t+|el|αναÏολή|f|scGrek
Hindi: t-|hi|पà¥à¤°à¤à¤¾à¤¤|scDeva|xsHindi, t-|hi|à¤à¥à¤°|scDeva|xsHindi
Italian: t+|it|alba|f
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Japanese: å¤æã (ããã, yoake)
Korean: í´ëì´ (haedodi)
Kurdish:
- Sorani: t|ku|بÙâرÙâبÙâÛاÙ|trbarabayAn|scKUchar
Norwegian: t-|no|soloppgang
Old English: t-|ang|dagung|f|xs=Old English
Polish: Åwit
Romanian: t-|ro|alba, t-|ro|aurorÄ
Russian: воÑÑ
од ÑолнÑа (vosxód sólntsa) m, ÑаÑÑÐ²ÐµÑ (rassvét) m, (ÑÑÑенний|ÑÑÑеннÑÑ) заÑÑ ((útrennjaja) zarjá) f
Serbian: zora, svitak, svitanje
Slovene: t+|sl|zora|f
Spanish: t-|es|amanecer, t+|es|alba
Turkish: t+|tr|Åafak
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trans-top|time
Czech: t-|cs|úsvit|m, t-|cs|svÃtánÃ|n
Dutch: t|nl|dageraad|f, t+|nl|zonsopgang|f, t|nl|ochtendschemering|f
Ewe fÉÅli
Finnish: aamunkoitto
French: t+|fr|aube|f, t+|fr|aurore|f
German: Dämmerung f, Morgendämmerung f, Morgengrauen n, Tagesanbruch m
Hebrew: t-|he|ש×ר|m|trshakhar|scHebr
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Italian: t+|it|alba|f, t-|it|albori|m|p
Korean: ìë²½ (saebyeok)
Kurdish:
- Sorani: t|ku|بÙâرÙâبÙâÛاÙ|trbarabayAn|scKUchar, t|ku|Ø´ÙâبÙâÙ|trshabaq|scKUchar
Russian: воÑÑ
од ÑолнÑа (vosxód sólntsa) m, ÑаÑÑÐ²ÐµÑ (rassvét) m, (ÑÑÑенний|ÑÑÑеннÑÑ) заÑÑ ((útrennjaja) zarjá) f
Serbian: svanuti, zora, razdan, rasvet, rasvetliti, svanuti, usvanuti, zasvanuti, svitanje
Swedish: gryning c
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trans-top|beginning
Arabic ARchar|اÙÙجر
Chinese ææ (fúxiÇo)
Dutch: t|nl|dageraad|f, t-|nl|opgang|f
French: t+|fr|aube|f
German: Dämmerung f
Hebrew: t-|he|ש×ר|m|trshakhar|scHebr
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Italian: t-|it|albori|m|p, t-|it|schiudersi|m
Korean: ìë²½ (saebyeok)
Russian: заÑÑ (zarjá) f
Serbian: svanuÄe, svitanje
Swedish: gryning c
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ttbc|Latin: t+|la|aurora
ttbc|Polish: Åwit m (1), zaranie n (3)
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: beul an là m, mochthrà th f
ttbc|Telugu: à°¤à±à°²à°¿ à°ªà±à°¦à±à°¦à± (toli poddu), à°à°¦à°¯ à°¸à°à°§à±à°¯ (udaya saMdhya)
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