o'clock
In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period,…In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral, i.e., at the hour.
» It's already ten o'clock at night.
Es ist schon zehn Uhr abends.
Уже десять часов вечера.
Уже десята година ночі.
Вже десята година вечора.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral, i.e., at the hour.
We are expected to be there at six o'clock in the morning!
It is two o'clock.
(humorous, informal, not comparable)Used to indicate that it is time to do a specific action, or time for a specific action to occur.
I'm feeling peckish; I think it must be nearly dinner o'clock.
We're here at Waffle House, and it's waffles o'clock!
(not comparable, with numeral)In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the direction, relative to the speaker or a vehicle, especially an aircraft, corresponding to the direction the hour hand is pointing at the time corresponding to the numeral, with twelve representing directly ahead on a horizontal plane, or directly up on a vertical plane, and three being to the right on either.
um 1 Uhr, um eins, ein Uhr
в часv čas, часčas
у годи́нуu hodýnu, о пе́ршійo péršij, годи́наhodýna
- according to the clock
Examples
1107 sentencesIt's already ten o'clock at night.
Уже десята година ночі.
ruУже десять часов вечера.
deEs ist schon zehn Uhr abends.
It is already past five o'clock.
Вже за п'яту.
ruУже позже пяти.
The supermarket opens at ten o'clock.
Супермаркет відчиняється о десятій годині.
ruСупермаркет открывается в десять часов.
deDer Supermarkt öffnet um zehn Uhr.
My plane leaves at six o'clock.
Мій літак злітає о шостій годині.
ruМой самолёт улетает в шесть часов.
deMein Flug geht um sechs.
He'll be back by five o'clock.
Він повернеться до п'ятої.
ruОн вернется к пяти часам.
Translations
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Origin
Shortened form of "of the clock", from Middle English of the clokke [from late 14th c.].Shortened form of "of the clock", from Middle English of the clokke [from late 14th c.].
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