see|Dawn
English

Etymology
back-form|dawning Ultimately related to proto|Germanic|dagaz, �day�.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-dawn.ogg|Audio (US)
a|AU IPA|/do�n/
a|UK IPA|/d��n/
a|US IPA|/d�n/
rhymes|��n

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To begin to brighten with daylight.

#: Before a new day dawns.

1. intransitive To start to appear or be realized.

#: I don�t want to be there when the truth dawns.

Derived terms
dawn on

Maltese: t-|mt|żerniq|xsMaltese, t-|mt|tbexbix|xsMaltese
Old English: t-|ang|dagian|xs=Old English
Russian: на���па�� (nastupát'), �а��ве�а�� (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: ���� (balkhyeojida)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|د��رک���ت�|trdarkawtin|scKUchar
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Russian: оза���� (ozarját�), о�ен��� (osenját�)
Serbian: sinuti, sinu�e, osanjiti
Slovene: razkriti (se)
Swedish: gå upp för
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Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. countable The rising of the sun.
2. uncountable The time when the sun rises.

#: She rose before dawn to meet the train.

1. 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: зо�а f, �аз��мване n
Catalan: alba#Catalan|alba m
Chinese: 天亮 (ti�nliàng)
Czech: t-|cs|východ|m
Dutch: t+|nl|zonsopgang|f
Ewe f��li
Finnish: t+|fi|auringonnousu
French: t-|fr|lever du soleil|m
German: Dämmerung f, Morgendämmerung f, Morgengrauen n, Tagesanbruch m
Greek: t-|el|ξημέ��μα|n|scGrek, t+|el|ανα�ολή|f|scGrek
Hindi: t-|hi|प�रभात|scDeva|xsHindi, t-|hi|भ�र|scDeva|xsHindi
Italian: t+|it|alba|f
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Japanese: ��� (���, yoake)
Korean: ��� (haedodi)
Kurdish:

• Sorani: t|ku|بÙ�â��رÙ�â��بÙ�â��Û�اÙ�|trbarabayAn|scKUchar

Norwegian: t-|no|soloppgang
Old English: t-|ang|dagung|f|xs=Old English
Polish: �wit
Romanian: t-|ro|alba, t-|ro|auror�
Russian: во��од �олн�а (vosxód sólntsa) m, �а��ве� (rassvét) m, (���енний|���енн��) за�� ((útrennjaja) zarjá) f
Serbian: zora, svitak, svitanje
Slovene: t+|sl|zora|f
Spanish: t-|es|amanecer, t+|es|alba
Turkish: t+|tr|�afak
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trans-top|time
Czech: t-|cs|úsvit|m, t-|cs|svítání|n
Dutch: t|nl|dageraad|f, t+|nl|zonsopgang|f, t|nl|ochtendschemering|f
Ewe f��li
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: �벽 (saebyeok)
Kurdish:

• Sorani: t|ku|بÙ�â��رÙ�â��بÙ�â��Û�اÙ�|trbarabayAn|scKUchar, t|ku|Ø´Ù�â��بÙ�â��Ù�|trshabaq|scKUchar

Russian: во��од �олн�а (vosxód sólntsa) m, �а��ве� (rassvét) m, (���енний|���енн��) за�� ((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|ا��جر
Chinese �� (fúxi�o)
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: �벽 (saebyeok)
Russian: за�� (zarjá) f
Serbian: svanu�e, svitanje
Swedish: gryning c
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ttbc|Latin: t+|la|aurora
ttbc|Polish: �wit m (1), zaranie n (3)
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: beul an là m, mochthràth f
ttbc|Telugu: త�లి ప�ద�ద� (toli poddu), �దయ స�ధ�య (udaya saMdhya)
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