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I.dawn¹ /dɔːn $ dɒːn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: daw 'to dawn' (10-19 centuries), from Old English dagian; related to day]
1. the time at the beginning of the day when light first appears SYN daybreak ⇨ dusk
at dawn
The boats set off at dawn.
When dawn broke (=the first light of the day appeared), we were still 50 miles from Calcutta.
I was up at the crack of dawn (=very early in the morning) to get the plane.
We worked from dawn to dusk (=through the whole day while it is light).
the cold light of dawn
2. the dawn of civilization/time etc the time when something began or first appeared:
People have been falling in love since the dawn of time.
3. a false dawn something that seems positive or hopeful but really is not:
There was talk of share prices recovering, but that was just a false dawn.
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THESAURUS
▪ beginning the first part of something such as a story, event, or period of time: The beginning of the movie is very violent. | Let’s go back to the beginning.
▪ start the beginning of something, or the way something begins: Tomorrow marks the start of the presidential election campaign. | It was not a good start to the day. | The runners lined up for the start of the race.
▪ commencement formal the beginning of something – used especially in official contexts: the commencement of the academic year | the commencement of the contract
▪ origin the point from which something starts to exist: He wrote a book about the origins of the universe. | The tradition has its origins in medieval times.
▪ the onset of something the time when something bad begins, such as illness, old age, or cold weather: the onset of winter | An active lifestyle can delay the onset of many diseases common to aging.
▪ dawn literary the beginning of an important period of time in history: People have worshipped gods since the dawn of civilization.
▪ birth the beginning of something important that will change many people’s lives: the birth of democracy in South Africa | the birth of the environmental movement
II.dawn² BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
1. if day or morning dawns, it begins:
The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm.
2. if a period of time or situation dawns, it begins:
The age of Darwin had dawned.
3. if a feeling or idea dawns, you have it for the first time:
It began to dawn that something was wrong.
dawn on somebody phrasal verb
if a fact dawns on you, you realize it for the first time:
The ghastly truth dawned on me.
It dawned on me that Jo had been right all along.

dawnhu

◎	[dɔ:n]
※	danh từ
	■	bình minh, rạng đông, lúc sáng tinh mơ
		☆	from dawn till dusk
			từ lúc sáng tinh mơ cho đến lúc tối trời
		☆	dawn chorus
			tiếng chim hót lúc bình minh
	■	(nghĩa bóng) buổi đầu; sự hé rạng; tia sáng đầu tiên (của hy vọng...)
		☆	at the dawn of love
			ở buổi ban đầu của tình yêu
		☆	the dawn of civilization
			buổi đầu của thời đại văn minh
		☆	the dawn of brighter days
			tia sáng đầu tiên của cuộc sống tốt đẹp hơn
※	nội động từ
	■	bắt đầu rạng, bắt đầu lộ ra, bắt đầu nở ra, hé nở
		☆	the morning was just dawning
			trời vừa tảng sáng
		☆	a smile dawning on her lips
			nụ cười hé mở trên môi cô ta
	■	bắt đầu hiện ra trong trí, loé ra trong trí
		☆	it has just dawned on (upon) me
			tôi chợt nhận ra; một ý nghĩ loé ra trong trí óc tôi
	■	trở nên rõ ràng
		☆	the truth at last dawned upon him
			cuối cùng sự thật đã trở nên rõ ràng đối với anh ta