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What does dawn on mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic, of an idea) To occur to somebody; to be realized.
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Alucius was silent, watching the realization of what must have happened dawn on the boy.
Slowly understanding began to dawn on his face and his expression softened into something like pity.
Shortly after dawn on September 10, five military helicopters swooped on the remote jungle hideout.
It was beginning to dawn on her mind that Billy was most probably part of this scheme of Jay's to meet him tonight.
It starts to dawn on you that the only reason you profess the religion you do is because of the influence of your parents and your upbringing.
At the bottom of this picture two carriages set forth at dawn on the journey home under armed escort.

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