dawn

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɔːn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɔn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dôn)

Collocations for "dawn"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dawn" in context.

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dawn

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. dawn [began, rose] at
  2. dawn is at [6:00]
  3. (got up) at the crack of dawn
  4. [set off, left, woke up] at dawn
  5. (worked) from dawn to [sunset, dusk]
  6. the dawn of [sorrow, dreams]
  7. (ever) since the dawn of time
  8. the dawn of [modern times, civilization]
  9. is the dawn of a new era
  10. is a new dawn for me
v
  1. [morning, a new day, a new era] has dawned
  2. [morning] is dawning
  3. [morning] dawned over the [city, town]
  4. the [idea, answer, it] (finally) dawned on him
  5. it just dawned on me
n as adj
  1. a dawn [patrol, watch, group]
  2. [a member, part] of the dawn [patrol]
'dawn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
airborne - ambush - attack - awake - break - cock - coming - crack - creation - crow - dusk - enemy - enter - era - execute - herald - labor - mist - party - patrol - prey - raid - rise - rooster - run - sail - sky - strike - threshold - twilight - usher - wake - watch

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