1. (

• dawn ,
• dawning ,
• morning ,
• aurora ,
• first_light ,
• daybreak ,
• break_of_day ,
• break_of_the_day ,
• dayspring ,
• sunrise ,
• sunup ,
• cockcrow

) the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" ;

1. (

• click ,
• get_through ,
• dawn ,
• come_home ,
• get_across ,
• sink_in ,
• penetrate ,
• fall_into_place

) become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" ;

2. (

• dawn ,

) appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned" ;

3. (

• dawn

) become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up" ;