Usually means: Realization slowly beginning to emerge.
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  1. dawn on: Merriam-Webster
  2. dawn on: Wiktionary
  3. dawn on: Dictionary.com
  4. dawn on: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. dawn on: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dawn on)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic, of an idea) To occur to somebody; to be realized by.

Similar:
dawn upon, dawn, see the light of day, awaken, rise, catch on, hit upon, come to light, cotton on, bear in upon, more...

Types:
light, dark, twilight, dusk, more...

Phrases:
dawn on you, dawn on me, dawn on someone, more...

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Similar:
dawn upon, dawn, see the light of day, awaken, rise, catch on, hit upon, come to light, cotton on, bear in upon, more...

Types:
light, dark, twilight, dusk, more...

Phrases:
dawn on you, dawn on me, dawn on someone, more...



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