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to dawn on
[phrase form: dawn]
01
to become clear, evident, or understood, particularly after some time
Transitive: to dawn on sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
State verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
on
Base verb
dawn
Present tense
dawn on
3rd person singular
dawns on
Present participle
dawning on
Past simple
dawned on
Past participle
dawned on
Examples
As she listened to the lecture, the significance of the scientific breakthrough began to dawn on her.
