Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal, often)To work a typical day job with office hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Examples

20 sentences
  1. He worked from nine to five.

    Він працював з дев’ятої до п'ятої. — deniko

    ruОн работал с девяти до пяти. — marafon

    deEr hat von neun bis fünf gearbeitet. — mrtaistoi

  2. Tom works from nine to five.

    Том працює з дев'ятої до п'ятої. — deniko

    ruТом работает с девяти до пяти. — Selena777

    deTom arbeitet von neun bis fünf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. He works from nine to five-thirty.

    Він працює з дев’ятої до опів на шосту. — brambury

    ruОн работает с девяти до полшестого. — Balamax

    deEr arbeitet von neun bis halb sechs. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I usually work from nine to five.

    Я, як правило, працюю з дев'ятої до п'ятої. — deniko

  5. We work from nine to five.

    ruМы работаем с девяти до пяти. — Lenin_1917

    deWir arbeiten von neun bis fünf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Origin

From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries.

From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries.

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Forms

nine to fives, nine to fiving, nine to fived, nine to fived
Base formnine to five · to nine to five
3rd person singularnine to fives
Present participlenine to fiving
Past simplenine to fived
Past participlenine to fived

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theynine to five
he, she, itnine to fives

Past simpleLesson

all personsnine to fived

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave nine to fived
he, she, ithas nine to fived

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill nine to five

See also

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