(1):
(v. i.) To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
(2):
(n.) The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise.
(3):
(v. i.) To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns.
(4):
(n.) First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise.