Dawning

verb

/ˈdɔːnɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.verbTo begin to brighten with daylight.

"A new day dawns."

2.verbTo start to appear or be realized.

"I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him."

3.verbTo begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

4.nounDawn.

5.nounThe first beginnings of something.

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