Dawn on Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈdɔn/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn

DAWN-awn

UK

dˈɔːn/ /ˈɒn

DAWN-on

التعريف

When something becomes clear to you for the first time, often suddenly or after some thought.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Always used with a person as the object: 'it dawned on me/him/her.' More natural in the past tense. Often expresses a realization after not noticing something before. Not literal—unrelated to sunrise.

• Spanish: caer en la cuenta - darse cuenta (de repente)
• Portuguese (BR): perceber de repente - cair a ficha
• Portuguese (PT): perceber de repente - dar-se conta
• Chinese (Simplified): 突然明白 - 恍然大悟
• Chinese (Traditional): 突然明白 - 恍然大悟
• Hindi: अचानक समझ आना
• Arabic: يدرك فجأة - يخطر على باله
• Bengali: বুঝতে পারা - উপলব্ধি হওয়া
• Russian: доходить (до кого-то) - осенять
• Japanese: 気づく - 腑に落ちる
• Vietnamese: chợt nhận ra - nhận thức ra
• Korean: 깨닫다 - 알아차리다
• Turkish: farkına varmak - anlamak
• Urdu: سمجھ میں آنا - ادراک ہونا
• Indonesian: tersadar - menyadari

جمل نموذجية

It dawned on me that I forgot my keys at home.

basic

Suddenly, it dawned on her that the meeting was today.

basic

It didn't dawn on him to call until late at night.

basic

As I listened to the story, it slowly dawned on me what she meant.

natural

It finally dawned on them why everyone was laughing.

natural

Has it ever dawned on you that maybe you're wrong?

natural