Meaning of "dawn" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DAWN

Old English dagian to dawn.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DAWN

dawn  [dɔːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAWN

Dawn is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dawn in English.

WHAT DOES DAWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dawn

Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of the twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the presence of weak sunlight, while the Sun itself is still below the horizon. Dawn should not be confused with sunrise, which is the moment when the leading edge of the Sun itself appears above the horizon. During dawn it is usually possible to see approximately in which direction the Sun lies, though it is below the horizon.

Definition of dawn in the English dictionary

The first definition of dawn in the dictionary is daybreak; sunrise related adjective auroral. Other definition of dawn is the sky when light first appears in the morning. Dawn is also the beginning of something.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DAWN

PRESENT

Present

I dawn

you dawn

he/she/it dawns

we dawn

you dawn

they dawn

Present continuous

I am dawning

you are dawning

he/she/it is dawning

we are dawning

you are dawning

they are dawning

Present perfect

I have dawned

you have dawned

he/she/it has dawned

we have dawned

you have dawned

they have dawned

Present perfect continuous

I have been dawning

you have been dawning

he/she/it has been dawning

we have been dawning

you have been dawning

they have been dawning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I dawned

you dawned

he/she/it dawned

we dawned

you dawned

they dawned

Past continuous

I was dawning

you were dawning

he/she/it was dawning

we were dawning

you were dawning

they were dawning

Past perfect

I had dawned

you had dawned

he/she/it had dawned

we had dawned

you had dawned

they had dawned

Past perfect continuous

I had been dawning

you had been dawning

he/she/it had been dawning

we had been dawning

you had been dawning

they had been dawning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will dawn

you will dawn

he/she/it will dawn

we will dawn

you will dawn

they will dawn

Future continuous

I will be dawning

you will be dawning

he/she/it will be dawning

we will be dawning

you will be dawning

they will be dawning

Future perfect

I will have dawned

you will have dawned

he/she/it will have dawned

we will have dawned

you will have dawned

they will have dawned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been dawning

you will have been dawning

he/she/it will have been dawning

we will have been dawning

you will have been dawning

they will have been dawning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dawn

you would dawn

he/she/it would dawn

we would dawn

you would dawn

they would dawn

Conditional continuous

I would be dawning

you would be dawning

he/she/it would be dawning

we would be dawning

you would be dawning

they would be dawning

Conditional perfect

I would have dawn

you would have dawn

he/she/it would have dawn

we would have dawn

you would have dawn

they would have dawn

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been dawning

you would have been dawning

he/she/it would have been dawning

we would have been dawning

you would have been dawning

they would have been dawning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dawn
we let´s dawn
you dawn

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to dawn

Past participle

dawned

Present Participle

dawning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DAWN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dawn» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of dawn

advent · aurora · begin · beginning · birth · break · brighten · cockcrow · crack of dawn · dawning · daybreak · daylight · dayspring · develop · emerge · emergence · genesis · inception · lighten · morning · onset · open · origin · originate · outset · rise · start · sunrise · sunup · unfold

TRANSLATION OF DAWN

Find out the translation of dawn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dawn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dawn» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 黎明
• Translator English - Spanish: amanecer
• English: dawn
• Translator English - Hindi: भोर
• Translator English - Arabic: فَجْر
• Translator English - Russian: рассвет
• Translator English - Portuguese: amanhecer
• Translator English - Bengali: ভোর
• Translator English - French: aube
• Translator English - Malay: Subuh
• Translator English - German: Dämmerung
• Translator English - Japanese: 夜明け
• Translator English - Korean: 새벽
• Translator English - Javanese: Esuk
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bình minh
• Translator English - Tamil: விடியல்
• Translator English - Marathi: पहाट
• Translator English - Turkish: şafak
• Translator English - Italian: alba
• Translator English - Polish: świt
• Translator English - Ukrainian: світанок
• Translator English - Romanian: zori
• Translator English - Greek: αυγή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Dawn
• Translator English - Swedish: gryning
• Translator English - Norwegian: daggry

10 QUOTES WITH «DAWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dawn.

1

George Ade

It is not time for mirth and laughter, the cold, gray dawn of the morning after.

2

Saul Alinsky

We must believe that it is the darkest before the dawn of a beautiful new world. We will see it when we believe it.

3

Pedro Calderon de la Barca

These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, sleeping in the cold night's arms.

4

James Beattie

No jealousy their dawn of love overcast, nor blasted were their wedded days with strife; each season looked delightful as it past, to the fond husband and the faithful wife.

5

Antony Beevor

A blend of fact and fiction has been used in various forms since the dawn of creative writing, starting with sagas and epic poems.

6

Wendell Berry

Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup.

7

John Bigelow

Of your own indefatigable labor from early dawn and of your explicit instructions, that the batteries should reserve their ammunition, until the grand charge should commence, for which the enemy were undoubtedly preparing.

8

Jane Birkin

It's usually a jolly good trick to pick up a local tour guide. They can tell you all the anecdotes that make a place interesting. I'm one for rushing off to museums at the crack of dawn, eating fabulous things on terraces for lunch, and enjoying long dinners on balmy evenings.

9

Phillips Brooks

It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawn on you.

10

Barbara Castle

And that will increasingly dawn on people. The demand for controlling the commanding heights will grow.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAWN»

Discover the use of dawn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dawn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Dawn: A Novel

Deals with the conflicts and thoughts of a young Jewish concentration-camp veteran as he prepares to assassinate a British hostage in occupied Palestine.

Elie Wiesel, 2006

Breaking Dawn

The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.

Stephenie Meyer, 2008

Dawn

But their children will not be human. Not exactly. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Octavia E. Butler including rare images from the author’s estate.

Octavia E. Butler, 2012

Dawn

But nothing is what it seems... When Dawn's mother suddenly dies, her world begins to crumble. After a terrible new shock, Dawn is thrust into a different family and an evil web of unspoken sins.

Virginia Andrews, 2012

Dawn

Camped for the night by a lake, a boy and his grandfather experience dawn from their row boat.

‎1987

Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means ...

In the tradition of the best historical and scientific writing, Sex at Dawn unapologetically upends unwarranted assumptions and unfounded conclusions while offering a revolutionary understanding of why we live and love as we do.

Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jetha, 2012

Darkness Before Dawn

Has Keisha found happiness at last?

Sharon M. Draper, 2011

Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors

In his groundbreaking Before the Dawn, Wade reveals humanity’s origins as never before—a journey made possible only recently by genetic science, whose incredible findings have answered such questions as: What was the first human ...

Nicholas Wade, 2007

Dear Dawn: Aileen Wuornos in Her Own Words

Between 1989 and 1990, Aileen Wuornos, a hitchhiking prostitute, shot, killed, and robbed seven men in remote Florida locations. Arrested in 1991, Wuornos insisted she had acted in self-defense, but the jury had little sympathy.

Aileen Wuornos, Lisa Kester, Daphne Gottlieb, 2012

Dawn

This slim volume of elucidation rose out of the interview Sufi Master Molana Shah Maghsoud Angha (Professor Angha) granted to Dr. Yoshimichi Maeda, Japanese biologist, in 1976.

Ṣādiq ʻAnqā, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dawn is used in the context of the following news items.

Dawn Spacecraft in Holding Pattern at Ceres After Glitch

NASA's Dawn probe is staying in its current orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres a bit longer than originally planned while engineers try to figure ... «Space.com, Jul 15»

Dawn Fraser and Pauline Hanson prove old white women can be as …

'Fraser and Hanson's blundering fingers have somehow fluked upon the pulse of a country. The whole “go back to where you came from” ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Brother of Nick Kyrgios says Dawn Fraser apology doesn't 'mean …

July 08, 2015: Nick Kyrgios' brother has slammed Dawn Fraser saying he doesn't accept her apology for blasting the tennis star and also ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»

From Dusk Till Dawn Season Two Trailer: Watch it Here

“From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series,” which will be returning to El Rey Network August 25, has today released a trailer for the upcoming second ... «ComingSoon.net, Jul 15»

New Look At Henry Cavill In Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice

Superman: Dawn of Justice, fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City's own formidable, forceful vigilante takes ... «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»

Rainwater flooded Centaurus metro bus station on Tuesday. In the …

MNA Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, while talking to Dawn, attributed the construction flaws to corruption and the hasty execution of the project. «DAWN.com, Jul 15»

CBC Musical Nooners July 8: Dawn Pemberton

CBC Musical Nooners July 8: Dawn Pemberton ... for this Wednesday's CBC Musical Nooner with Vancouver soul dynamo Dawn Pemberton. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

Gilligan's Island star Dawn Wells hosts 3-hour MeTV marathon

Dawn Wells, whose portrayal of marooned farm girl Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island" remains part of the cultural landscape more than 50 years ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»

Police arrest 18 in dawn raids to crack down on drug crimes

Police in west London have arrested 18 people in a series of dawn raids to crack down on drug dealing, violence and associated crime. «getwestlondon, Jul 15»

Dawn E. Strife

Copenhagen - Dawn Elaine Strife, 47, of 10120 Washington St., died Monday morning, July 6, 2015, in the Emergency Room of the Lewis ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»