dawn on

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dawn on

verb dawns on · dawning on · dawned on · dawn upon

idiomatic, of an idea To occur to somebody; to be realized by. It finally dawned on him that he could automate the process instead of doing it by hand each time.
Similar: strike, register

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verb to occur to somebody

Español	darse cuenta
中文	意識到 /意识到 yìshídào
Português	se dar conta
Русский	озаря́ть ozarjátʹ, озари́ть ozarítʹ, осеня́ть osenjátʹ, осени́ть osenítʹ

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@misc{dawn_on_2026,
  title = {dawn on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dawn%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}