dawn on

idiomatic of an idea

(idiomatic, of an idea) To occur to somebody; to be realized.

Japanese Meaning

急に気づく / ふと理解する / 思いが突然浮かぶ

It began to dawn on her that the answer had been right in front of her all along.

彼女はその答えが最初からずっと目の前にあったことにようやく気づき始めた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, of an idea) To occur to somebody; to be realized.

dawns on

（ present singular third-person ）

dawning on

（ participle present ）

dawned on

（ participle past ）

dawned on

（ past ）