The difference between Beginning and Dawn

When used as nouns, beginning means the act of doing that which begins anything, whereas dawn means the morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.

Beginning is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.

Dawn is also verb with the meaning: to begin to brighten with daylight.

check bellow for the other definitions of Beginning and Dawn

  1. Beginning as a noun (uncountable):

    The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

  2. Beginning as a noun:

    That which is begun; a rudiment or element.

  3. Beginning as a noun:

    That which begins or originates something; the first cause.

  4. Beginning as a noun:

    The initial portion of some extended thing.

    Examples:

    "The author describes the main character's youth at the beginning of the story."

    "That house is at the beginning of the street."

  1. Beginning as a verb:

    Examples:

    "He is beginning to read a new book."

  1. Beginning as an adjective (informal):

    Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.

    Examples:

    "in the beginning paragraph of the chapter"

    "in the beginning section of the course"

  1. Dawn as a verb (intransitive):

    To begin to brighten with daylight.

    Examples:

    "A new day dawns."

  2. Dawn as a verb (intransitive):

    To start to appear or be realized.

    Examples:

    "I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him."

  3. Dawn as a verb (intransitive):

    To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

  1. Dawn as a noun (uncountable):

    The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.

  2. Dawn as a noun (countable):

    The rising of the sun.

  3. Dawn as a noun (uncountable):

    The time when the sun rises.

    Examples:

    "She rose before dawn to meet the train."

  4. Dawn as a noun (uncountable):

    The beginning.

    Examples:

    "the dawn of civilization"

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