dawned
Morning finally arrived
Dawned is the past tense of dawn.
The sun dawned means it rose, bringing the start of day.
More often the word appears figuratively: when something dawns on you, you begin to understand it: It finally dawned on me that she wasn't coming back.
A new era dawns when it begins: The space age had dawned.
Grasped the meaning
- occurredTook place in time
- realizedBecame aware of
- clickedSuddenly comprehended
- comprehendedMentally absorbed meaning
grasped · struck · hit · recognized · sank in · enlightened · awakened · epiphany
Day's early hours
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- eastSunrise cardinal point
sky · sun · golden · first light · early · glow · rosy · breaking
Came into view
originated · initiated · born · ushered · inaugurated · unfolded · opened · introduced
understood
Grasped the meaning
comprehended · grasped · struck · hit · recognized · sank in · enlightened · awakened · epiphany · insight
morning
Day's early hours
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
east · sky · sun · golden · first light · early · glow · rosy · breaking · awakening
emerged
Came into view
arose · originated · initiated · born · ushered · inaugurated · unfolded · opened · introduced · launched
- crack of dawnEarliest morning light
- before dawnTime preceding sunrise
- dawned onBecame clear to
- dawn of timeThe absolute beginning
- dawn onBecome realized by
- break of dawnFirst light of morning