dawn on

phrasal verb

dawned on; dawning on; dawns on

: to begin to be understood or realized by (someone) for the first time

The solution finally dawned on him.

It suddenly dawned on me that I hadn't eaten all day.

It began to dawn on her that she was lost.

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The martial law, which lasted only about six hours, was swiftly overturned after the National Assembly voted to revoke the president's order, forcing the Cabinet to lift it before dawn on Wednesday. —

Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon CNN — Like tens of thousands of Lebanon’s displaced, Hussein Mallah headed to the southern suburbs of Beirut at the break of dawn on Wednesday. —

Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024 In the Los Angeles area, weekend caravans typically meet at dawn on a Saturday for a drive that takes hours and return late the following night. —

Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024 Wisconsin's nine-day deer season, a staple for hunters statewide, begins at dawn on Saturday and runs through to the evening of Sunday, Dec. 1. —

Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dawn on