dagen — meaning in English

English meaning

• culminate verb (astronomy) For a sun, star or planet, to reach its highest point in the sky.
• dawn noun The time of day when light first appears in the sky before the sun rises.

Senses

dagen is used for these senses in English:

• culminate (intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
• dawn (intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

culminate — full definition

1. verb (astronomy) For a sun, star or planet, to reach its highest point in the sky.
2. verb To reach the highest point, either literally or in a more general sense.
3. verb To build up to a final and important result.
4. verb To reach a stage where no further progress can be made.

dawn — full definition

1. noun The time of day when light first appears in the sky before the sun rises.
2. verb To begin to become clear or obvious to someone, often suddenly.

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