noun

1. The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.

2. The rising of the sun.

3. The time when the sun rises.

   “She rose before dawn to meet the train.”

Synonyms: beginning, onset, start, break of dawn, break of day, crack of dawn, day-dawn, daybreak

verb

1. To begin to brighten with daylight.

   “A new day dawns.”

2. To start to appear or be realized.

   “I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him.”

3. To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.