<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley.</li><li>Synonyms: sunrise, daybreak</li><li>Antonyms: sunset</li><li>the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky.</li><li>to begin to open or develop.</li><li>to begin to be perceived (usually followed by on): The idea dawned on him.</li><li>Synonyms: break, occur, appear</li></ul>