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Definition dawn on in American English

dawn on phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

if something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time

Example

It was several months before the truth finally dawned on me.

Example

Little by little it dawned on Archie that his wife was not coming back.

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Definition dawn on in American English