dawn /dôn,dän/ : the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise; become evident to the mind; be perceived or understood.   "I love sunrises more than sunsets, but since I met you, I learned how to hate them." That dawn, they were drunk, she was in love, he was devastated.  That dawn, he hugged her, she remembered, he doesn't. That dawn, she fell in love, he didn't.