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dämmern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
  • dawn noun The time of day when light first appears in the sky before the sun rises.

Senses

dämmern is used for these senses in English:

  • break (specifically, in, _, programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
  • dawn (intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

break — full definition

  1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
  2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
  3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
  4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
  5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

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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