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dawn on

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Definition


To realize.

Context : Relationships, Social Life
Category: Idiom
Semantic: realize, understand

Usage of “dawn on”

  1. It began to dawn on me that all kids this age lack basic social skills.

Examples of idiom “dawn on” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'AintYouYou'
    AintYouYou:

    RT @prettygotugly: er um just dawned on me..my man friend was looking at some wedding dresses yesterday.<-he's gay

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'JohnLiam'
    JohnLiam:

    It just dawned on me I was a failing phenom, or a Faux-Bo when it came to sports as a youth. I played them all and sucked.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'Holland92'
    Holland92:

    It just dawned on me.. I almost got in a car crash like 4 times yesterday lol

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'suai'
    suai:

    just dawned on me that i'm up at 6am on a saturday morning. o_O

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'ZoeyKakoony'
    ZoeyKakoony:

    Its just dawned on me that the World Championships are a week today! D:

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'KAlisha192'
    KAlisha192:

    I'm in my high school lookin for my teachers when it dawns on me that today is saturday!

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'jrg1990'
    jrg1990:

    It dawns on me, its friday night half way through my 2nd year of uni. Im home,alone, sober. I have been every fri for weeks #ILeadADullLife

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'gunsforeyes'
    gunsforeyes:

    It suddenly dawns on the author that this is a boring topic for a speech, and I'm basically yelling at my audience about nothing.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'MarshallBuckley'
    MarshallBuckley:

    Funny how you can be half way through your current WIP when the perfect first chapter suddenly dawns on you. Love that feeling. #amwriting.