the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
Used in a Sentence
dawn
How to use dawn in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for dawn.
Editorial note
It's dark in Taiwan, but we believe the dawn will come.
Examples10
Definitions6
Parts of speech2
Quick take
the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of dawn gathered in one view.
the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for dawn.
noun
the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
noun
the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
See also: morning
noun
an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
verb
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
verb
appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"
verb
become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
Example sentences
It's dark in Taiwan, but we believe the dawn will come.
Reading a few more comments it starts to dawn on me: "OH!
Sir, I challenge you to fisticuffs at dawn!
Remember, at the dawn of the Internet, there was quite a bit of ambiguity with regards to IP rights.
Their business model since the dawn of time has been "You call us up, we send a van of guys to your house, they uses scissors to trim your bushes.
Apple has been very aggressively protecting their copyright on service manuals pretty much since the dawn of the internet.
It will dawn on people eventually—or at least its negative will: that everything we've been putting so much damned energy into isn't making us happy.
We were saddled with some dubious decisions at the dawn of the GUI age, and we're just starting to lose them as we enter the Direct Manipulation age of interfaces.
The process C undertook for doing so was simply so well constructed that it didn't dawn on me that I was being expertly manipulated until tomstokes pointed it out.
Temporary slum-like shantytowns -- totally informal mud-and-corrugated metal shacks -- were set up to house the workers, who worked for 7 days per week, from dawn to dusk.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use dawn in a sentence?
It's dark in Taiwan, but we believe the dawn will come.
What does dawn mean?
the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
What part of speech is dawn?
dawn is commonly used as noun, verb.