B2nounnaturehistory
US/dɑːn/
UK/dɔːn/
the time early in the morning when light first appears; also the beginning of something
In context
Fishermen in Mui Ne bring their boats back to shore at dawn.
We worked from dawn to dusk to finish the harvest before the storm.
The dawn of the internet changed how people shop and talk.
Words that go with dawn
noun + preposition
- crack of dawnMy mother gets up at the crack of dawn to go to the market.
- dawn ofSince the dawn of time, people have told stories.
- dawn to duskThe market is open from dawn to dusk.
- break of dawnWe left the hotel at the break of dawn to avoid the heat.
noun + noun
- dawn raidPolice arrested five men in a dawn raid.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
We left at the dawn.Correct: We left at dawn.