dawnnoun [ C or U ]

UK /dɔːn/ US /dɑːn/

B2 the period in the day when light from the sun beginsto appear in
the sky:
We woke at dawn.
We left as dawn was breaking (= starting).
We left at the break of dawn.

the dawn of sth C1 LITERARY

the start of a period of time or the beginning of something new:

The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in European history.

from dawn to dusk

from early morning until night:

We worked from dawn to dusk, seven days a week.
Más ejemplos

 She slept fitfully throughout the night and arose before dawn.
 Three prisoners were involved in a dawn jailbreak today.
 They mounted a surprise attack at dawn.
 She's always up before dawn.
 They partied till dawn.
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dawnverb [I]

UK /dɔːn/ US /dɑːn/
dawn verb [ I ] (BEGIN)
If a day or period of time dawns, it begins:
He left the house just as the day was dawning.
In the late 1970s, the personal computer era was dawning.
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dawn verb [ I ] (BECOME KNOWN)

MAINLY UK to become known or obvious:

Gradually the truth about him dawned.

[ + that ] It eventually dawned that he wouldn't be coming back.
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dawning
noun [ S ] UK /ˈdɔː.nɪŋ/ US/ˈdɑː.nɪŋ/

the dawning of the digital age

Phrasal verb

dawn on sb

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dawnnoun
US /dɔn, dɑn/

the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky:
[ U ] FIG. Computers mark the dawn of a new age.

dawnverb [I]

US/dɔn, dɑn/
(of a day or period of time) to begin:
Winston left his house as the day was dawning.