Pronunciation: /dɔːn əˈpɒn/
noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 The dawn upon the horizon was a beautiful sight.
A2 The dawn upon the city signaled the start of a new day.
B1 The dawn upon the beach was a peaceful moment for reflection.
B2 The dawn upon the mountains painted the sky with vibrant colors.
C1 The dawn upon the lake was a breathtaking spectacle of nature.
C2 The dawn upon the desert was a surreal experience under the starlit sky.
verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being
A1 The sun began to dawn upon the horizon.
A2 It finally dawned upon me that I had forgotten my keys.
B1 As she read the book, the realization slowly dawned upon her.
B2 After hours of research, the solution finally dawned upon him.
C1 The complexity of the situation began to dawn upon the team as they analyzed the data.
C2 It wasn't until he saw the evidence that the truth finally dawned upon him.
preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence
A1 The idea of going to college didn't dawn upon him until after high school.
A2 It wasn't until she saw the sunrise that it dawned upon her how late it was.
B1 As she listened to the lecture, the significance of the topic began to dawn upon her.
B2 After years of hard work, the reality of achieving his dream job finally dawned upon him.
C1 It slowly dawned upon him that he had been living in denial about his true feelings.
C2 The complexity of the situation only began to dawn upon her after hours of analysis and reflection.
formal As the sun rose, a sense of realization began to dawn upon the researchers.
informal It finally dawned upon me that I had forgotten to set my alarm last night.
slang The truth didn't really dawn upon him until he saw the evidence with his own eyes.
figurative It wasn't until years later that the significance of her words began to dawn upon him.
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