dawn

Definition

To begin to brighten with daylight.

Etymology

From Middle English dawnen, either a back-formation from dawnynge or a modification of dawen (“to dawn”) after it. The noun is from the verb.

Example Sentences

• "A new day dawns."
• "In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene[…]to see the sepulchre."
• "I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him."