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dawning on

dawning on is the present participle and gerund of dawn on.

Meaning of dawn on

Verb

dawn on (third-person singular simple present dawns on, present participle dawning on, simple past and past participle dawned on)

  1. (idiomatic) To occur to somebody; to be realized by.
    • It finally dawned on him that he could automate the process instead of doing it by hand each time.
    Synonyms:
    strike, register

Questions about dawning on

What is dawning on the present participle and gerund of?
Dawning on is the present participle and gerund of dawn on.

Words near dawning on in the dictionary

  1. dawnering
  2. dawners
  3. dawnest
  4. dawneth
  5. dawning
  6. dawning on
  7. dawning upon
  8. dawnings
  9. Dawnland
  10. dawnless
  11. dawnlight

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