dawn
/dɔːn/noun
उच्चारण डॉन
भोर, सुबह, उषा, प्रभात
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution, phrasal verb
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[U, C]
the time of day when light first appears
भोर, सुबह, उषा, प्रभात
- We set out at dawn to climb the hill.
- The farmers work from dawn till dusk.
- The birds begin to sing at dawn.
+ 2 more examples
- We watched the sun rise at dawn from the hilltop.
- Dawn was breaking when the train pulled in.
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[sing.] the ~ of sth
the beginning or first signs of something
(किसी चीज़ का) आरंभ, उदय
- the dawn of a new era
- the dawn of civilization
- The invention of the printing press marked the dawn of mass education.
+ 2 more examples
- The dawn of the digital age changed everything.
- Scientists celebrated the dawn of a new era in medicine.
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[I]
(of a day or a period of time) to begin
(दिन, युग का) आरंभ होना, उदय होना
- The day dawned bright and clear.
- A new age dawned with independence.
- Morning dawned cold and foggy over the city.
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- The big day dawned at last.
- A new hope dawned for the farmers when the rains came.
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[I] ~ (on/upon sb)
to become obvious to somebody for the first time
(किसी बात का) समझ में आना, एहसास होना
- It suddenly dawned on me that I had left the admit card at home.
- It suddenly dawned on the passengers that the train had been going in the wrong direction.
- It dawned on him that he had been wrong all along.
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- Slowly the truth dawned on the detective.
- It finally dawned on me why the shop was closed.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
at dawn / before dawn / by dawn
Dawn is used without an article after at, before, by and after.
At, before, by और after के बाद 'dawn' बिना article के आता है।
- The pilgrims left for the temple at dawn.
- We must reach the station before dawn.
dawn (verb): the day / morning dawns
As a verb, dawn has a day or a period as its subject; the sun does not dawn, it rises.
Verb के रूप में 'dawn' का subject कोई दिन या समय होता है; सूर्य 'dawn' नहीं करता, वह rise करता है।
- The day dawned bright and clear.
- A new era dawned for Indian cricket in 1983.
it dawns on + sb + that-clause
Use this when a fact suddenly becomes clear to someone; the preposition is on.
जब कोई बात अचानक किसी को समझ में आए, तब यह रचना आती है; preposition on होता है।
- It suddenly dawned on Radhika that she had left her ticket at home.
the dawn of + noun
Used figuratively for the first stage of something important.
किसी महत्वपूर्ण चीज़ की शुरुआत के लिए आलंकारिक रूप में प्रयुक्त।
- Printing marked the dawn of mass education.
+Collocations 4
adjective + dawn
earlygreyrosymistyfalse
- A misty dawn broke over the Ganga.
dawn + noun
chorusraidpatrollight
- The birds started their dawn chorus.
verb + at dawn
risewake upset offattackarrive
- The army launched the attack at dawn.
verb + dawn
breakgreetawaitwake beforewalk at
- We greeted the dawn on the beach at Puri.
“More examples 6
- Farmers in our village are in the fields from dawn to dusk.
हमारे गाँव के किसान सुबह से शाम तक खेतों में रहते हैं।
- The first rays of dawn touched the peaks of the Himalayas.
भोर की पहली किरणें हिमालय की चोटियों को छू गईं।
- The truth began to dawn on him only after the results were announced.
परिणाम घोषित होने के बाद ही उसे सच्चाई समझ आने लगी।
- The nation woke to the dawn of independence on 15 August 1947.
राष्ट्र 15 अगस्त 1947 को स्वतंत्रता की भोर में जागा।
- Radhika studies best in the quiet hours before dawn.
राधिका भोर से पहले के शांत घंटों में सबसे अच्छी तरह पढ़ती है।
- The first train leaves the station at dawn, when the platform is still cold.
पहली ट्रेन भोर में स्टेशन से छूटती है, जब platform अभी ठंडा होता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The sun dawns in the east.
✓ The sun rises in the east.
Dawn describes the day beginning; the sun rises.
'Dawn' दिन के आरंभ को बताता है; सूर्य के लिए 'rises' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ It dawned to me that I had made a mistake.
✓ It dawned on me that I had made a mistake.
The phrasal verb is dawn on, not dawn to.
Phrasal verb 'dawn on' है, 'dawn to' नहीं।
✗ We left home at the dawn.
✓ We left home at dawn.
After at, dawn takes no article.
'At' के बाद 'dawn' के साथ article नहीं लगता।
¶Idioms 2
the crack/break of dawn
very early in the morning
पौ फटते ही, भोर होते ही
- The milkman comes at the crack of dawn.
it's always darkest before the dawn
a bad situation often improves just when it seems worst
अँधेरा सबसे गहरा सुबह से पहले होता है
- Keep going; it's always darkest before the dawn.
→Phrasal verbs 1
dawn on sb
(of an idea or fact) to become clear to somebody for the first time
(कोई बात) अचानक समझ में आना
- It suddenly dawned on me that I had left my admit card at home.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the time words together: dawn (first light), morning, noon, dusk (just before dark), twilight, nightfall.
समय के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: dawn (पहली रोशनी), morning, noon, dusk (अँधेरे से ठीक पहले), twilight, nightfall।
§Grammar and usage
At dawn; dawn on sb (become clear to).
'at dawn'; 'dawn on sb' (स्पष्ट होना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The crack of dawn, from dawn to dusk, the dawn of a new era, a false dawn (a hope that turns out to be wrong).
Idioms: the crack of dawn, from dawn to dusk, the dawn of a new era, a false dawn (गलत निकली आशा)।