dawn

(noun) the first light of day. Synonyms: dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow. Examples: "We got up before dawn." "They talked until morning."

(noun) the earliest period. Synonyms: morning. Examples: "The dawn of civilization." "The morning of the world."

(noun) an opening time period. Examples: "It was the dawn of the roman empire."

(verb) become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions. Synonyms: click, get through, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place. Examples: "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him." "She was penetrated with sorrow."

(verb) appear or develop. Examples: "The age of computers had dawned."

(verb) become light. Examples: "It started to dawn, and we had to get up."