Phrase guide

dawn on

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To occur to somebody; to be realized by.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • It finally dawned on him that he could automate the process instead of doing it by hand each time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: strike

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 意識到 /意识到 (yìshídào) — to occur to somebody
  • Finnish: valjeta — to occur to somebody
  • Finnish: paljastua — to occur to somebody
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gå opp for — to occur to somebody
  • Polish: docierać — to occur to somebody
  • Polish: dotrzeć — to occur to somebody
  • Polish: świtać — to occur to somebody
  • Polish: zaświtać — to occur to somebody
  • Portuguese: se dar conta — to occur to somebody
  • Russian: озаря́ть (ozarjátʹ) — to occur to somebody
  • Russian: озари́ть (ozarítʹ) — to occur to somebody
  • Russian: осеня́ть (osenjátʹ) — to occur to somebody
  • Russian: осени́ть (osenítʹ) — to occur to somebody
  • Spanish: darse cuenta — to occur to somebody
  • Swedish: gå upp för — to occur to somebody