hour
A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a dayA unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
» I met her an hour ago.
Ich habe sie vor einer Stunde getroffen.
Я встретил её час назад.
Я зустрів її годину тому.
Я зустріла її годину тому.
Meaning
7 sensesA unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
Near-synonym: microcentury (humorous approximation)
I spent an hour at lunch.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
A season, moment, or time.
Don't come home ever again at this unearthly hour.
clock time
(poetic)The time.
The hour grows late and I must go home.
Zeit, Uhr, Stunde
часčas, вре́мяvrémja, годи́наgodína
годи́наhodýna
distance measured by the time taken to cover it
(in the plural)Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.
(in the plural)The amount of labor demanded by an employer in terms of time.
I asked my manager for more hours.
The shop wasn't giving me enough hours so I started searching for a second job.
(in the plural)The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.
(US)A distance that can be traveled in one hour.
This place is an hour away from where I live.
Examples
5863 sentencesI met her an hour ago.
Я зустрів її годину тому.
ruЯ встретил её час назад.
deIch habe sie vor einer Stunde getroffen.
I'll be back within an hour.
Я повернуся протягом години.
ruЯ вернусь в течение часа.
deIn einer Stunde bin ich wieder da.
The accident happened two hours ago.
Аварія сталася дві години тому.
ruАвария произошла два часа назад.
deDer Unfall ist vor zwei Stunden passiert.
That kid kept crying for hours.
Ця дитина плакала годинами.
I'll be back in two hours.
Я повернуся за дві години.
ruЯ вернусь через два часа.
deIch bin in zwei Stunden zurück.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English houre, hour, oure, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra (“hour”), frFrom Middle English houre, hour, oure, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “any time or period, whether of the year, month, or day”), from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”). Akin to Old English ġēar (“year”). Doublet of hora and year. Compare horary.
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Forms
plural: hoursSynonyms
6 synonyms- distance measured by the time taken to cover it:minute
- a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day:hr60 minutes
- clock time:time of day
Word family
87 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Numbers, dates and time — Because the lesson uses it
- B1Silent letters — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- an an hour
- three hours
- for three hours
- how many hours
- a few hours
- about three hours
- hours ago
- three hours to
- an hour ago
- hours a day
- many hours
- than three hours