break of the day
1
1.9
- noun
- /breɪk əv ðə deɪ/
:
amanecer
- We woke up early to watch the sunrise at the break of the day.
Examples
-
♪ A real sensation and the people will stay till the break of the day.
-
To the break of the day - Hello.
-
For it's All Souls' night, and break of the day,
Blog text (26) -
* Be there at our waking, your faith there, we pray * Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day
-
Birds begin to chirp joyfully at the break of the day.
-
The fisherman always sets out to sea at the break of the day.
Synonyms
386
1.0
The first light in the sky before the sun rises
220
1.0
The time in the morning when the sun comes up and day begins
34
1.7
The time in the morning when the sky starts to get bright
29
1.0
The time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky
19
3.2
Very early in the morning when the sun first appears
14
3.7
The time when the first light appears in the morning
13
1.0
The time in the morning when the sun first appears above the horizon
4
1.0
The first light of morning when the sun rises
1
1.4
The early part of the morning when people begin daily activities
1
9.1
The time very early in the morning when light first appears
1
9.9
First light in the morning when the sky begins to get bright
The first light of day when the sky begins to brighten
Soft pale light that appears in the sky just before sunrise
Very early morning when the first light comes
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
break + of + the + day
The phrase names the moment when the day 'breaks'—combining 'break' (a beginning or coming into being) with 'day' (the period of daylight), so its meaning 'dawn' is directly compositional. This pattern is common in English (cf. 'daybreak') and cross-linguistically parallels exist, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Break of the day pictures the break in the dark when day first appears, like light splitting the night. So it means 'dawn' or the 'first light' of morning.