dawn
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the first light of day
we got up before dawn
Types & categories
- time of day hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
Related & opposite
- understand causes
Sense 3 noun
the earliest period
the dawn of civilization
Types & categories
- start hypernym
Related & opposite
- dawn derivation
Sense 4 verb
appear or develop
The age of computers had dawned
Types & categories
- begin hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
an opening time period
it was the dawn of the Roman Empire
Types & categories
- period hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
become light
It started to dawn, and we had to get up
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
- dawn derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | sunset |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dawn |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | aurorean |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | time of day |
| 2 | causes | Related & opposite | understand |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dawn |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | start |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dawn |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dawn |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | begin |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dawn |
| 5 | domain usage | Related & opposite | trope |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | period |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dawn |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |