Dawn on meaning
Dawn on is a phrasal verb that means for a fact to become clear to someone after they had not previously understood it.
- Past simple
- dawned on
- Past participle
- dawned on
- -ing form
- dawning on
What dawn on means
become understoodC2
For a fact to become clear to someone after they had not previously understood it
It slowly dawned on me that we were lost.
Similar phrasal verbs
With on: turn on, put on, try on, go on, get on, hold on, carry on, hang on, keep on doing, keep on.
Common questions
What does dawn on mean?
For a fact to become clear to someone after they had not previously understood it.
What is the past tense of dawn on?
Dawned on, which is also its past participle.
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