noun
plural dawns
the time of day when sunlight first begins to appear [noncount]
[count] :the beginning of something - usually singular; usually + of
verb
dawns; dawned; dawning
[no obj]
to begin to become light as the sun rises
to start or begin
to begin to be understood
dawn on
[phrasal verb]
dawn on (someone) :to begin to be understood or realized by (someone) for the first time