dawning Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the first light of day
   sunup; daybreak; break of day; aurora; morning; break of the day; first light; dayspring; dawn; cockcrow; sunrise.
   
   • we got up before dawn
   • they talked until morning
2. verb become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
   get through; get across; sink in; come home; fall into place; penetrate; dawn; click.
   
   • It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
   • she was penetrated with sorrow
3. verb appear or develop
   dawn.
   
   • The age of computers had dawned
4. verb become light
   dawn.
   
   • It started to dawn, and we had to get up

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