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dawn



I.dawn1 /dɔːn $ dɒːn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: daw 'to dawn' (10-19 centuries), from Old English dagian; related to day]
1. the time at the beginning of the day when light first appears SYN daybreakdusk
at dawn
The boats set off at dawn.
When dawn broke (=the first light of the day appeared), we were still 50 miles from Calcutta.
I was up at the crack of dawn (=very early in the morning) to get the plane.
We worked from dawn to dusk (=through the whole day while it is light).
the cold light of dawn
2. the dawn of civilization/time etc the time when something began or first appeared:
People have been falling in love since the dawn of time.
3. a false dawn something that seems positive or hopeful but really is not:
There was talk of share prices recovering, but that was just a false dawn.
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THESAURUS
beginning the first part of something such as a story, event, or period of time: The beginning of the movie is very violent. | Let’s go back to the beginning.
start the beginning of something, or the way something begins: Tomorrow marks the start of the presidential election campaign. | It was not a good start to the day. | The runners lined up for the start of the race.
commencement formal the beginning of something – used especially in official contexts: the commencement of the academic year | the commencement of the contract
origin the point from which something starts to exist: He wrote a book about the origins of the universe. | The tradition has its origins in medieval times.
the onset of something the time when something bad begins, such as illness, old age, or cold weather: the onset of winter | An active lifestyle can delay the onset of many diseases common to aging.
dawn literary the beginning of an important period of time in history: People have worshipped gods since the dawn of civilization.
birth the beginning of something important that will change many people’s lives: the birth of democracy in South Africa | the birth of the environmental movement
II.dawn2 BrE AmE verb
[intransitive]
1. if day or morning dawns, it begins:
The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm.
2. if a period of time or situation dawns, it begins:
The age of Darwin had dawned.
3. if a feeling or idea dawns, you have it for the first time:
It began to dawn that something was wrong.
dawn on somebody phrasal verb

if a fact dawns on you, you realize it for the first time:
The ghastly truth dawned on me.
It dawned on me that Jo had been right all along.

dawnhu
[dɔ:n]
danh từ
bình minh, rạng đông, lúc sáng tinh mơ
from dawn till dusk
từ lúc sáng tinh mơ cho đến lúc tối trời
dawn chorus
tiếng chim hót lúc bình minh
(nghĩa bóng) buổi đầu; sự hé rạng; tia sáng đầu tiên (của hy vọng...)
at the dawn of love
ở buổi ban đầu của tình yêu
the dawn of civilization
buổi đầu của thời đại văn minh
the dawn of brighter days
tia sáng đầu tiên của cuộc sống tốt đẹp hơn
nội động từ
bắt đầu rạng, bắt đầu lộ ra, bắt đầu nở ra, hé nở
the morning was just dawning
trời vừa tảng sáng
a smile dawning on her lips
nụ cười hé mở trên môi cô ta
bắt đầu hiện ra trong trí, loé ra trong trí
it has just dawned on (upon) me
tôi chợt nhận ra; một ý nghĩ loé ra trong trí óc tôi
trở nên rõ ràng
the truth at last dawned upon him
cuối cùng sự thật đã trở nên rõ ràng đối với anh ta


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