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Noun dawn has 3 senses

dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
--₁ is a kind of hour, time of day

Derived form: verb dawn₃
dawn, morning - the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
--₂ is a kind of start

Derived form: verb dawn₂
dawn - an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
--₃ is a kind of time period, period of time, period

Derived form: verb dawn₂

Verb dawn has 3 senses

click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place - become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
dawn - appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"
--₂ is one way to begin, start

Derived forms: noun dawn₃, noun dawn₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
dawn - become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
--₃ is one way to change

Derived forms: noun dawn₁, noun dawning₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s