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dawns on

dawns on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 dawns on

What is dawns on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dawns on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dawn on.

Words near dawns on in the dictionary

  1. dawnless
  2. dawnlight
  3. dawnlike
  4. Dawnn
  5. dawns
  6. dawns on
  7. dawns upon
  8. dawnside
  9. dawnsides
  10. dawnstreak
  11. dawnstreaks

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