twelve o'clock
The start of the thirteenth hour of the dayThe start of the thirteenth hour of the day; noon (noontime); 12:00 p.m. (12:00).
» It's almost twelve o'clock.
Es ist fast zwölf Uhr. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Уже почти двенадцать часов. — Hellerick
Сейчас почти двенадцать часов. — marafon
Уже почти двенадцать. — marafon
Сейчас почти двенадцать. — marafon
Вже майже 12. — deniko
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3 senses(uncountable, usually)The start of the thirteenth hour of the day; noon (noontime); 12:00 p.m. (12:00).
The next train comes at twelve o'clock (= "The next train comes at noon").
zwölf Uhr
(uncountable, usually)The start of the first hour of the day; midnight; 12:00 a.m. (00:00).
The bar closes at twelve o'clock (= "The bar closes at midnight").
zwölf Uhr
(informal, uncountable, usually)A position straight ahead (horizontal clock orientation) or above (vertical clock orientation) (from the location of the 12 mark on a clock face)
We've got a bogey at twelve o'clock (= "We've got a bogey straight in front of us").
Examples
20 sentencesIt's almost twelve o'clock.
Вже майже 12. — deniko
ruУже почти двенадцать часов. — Hellerick
deEs ist fast zwölf Uhr. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They eat dinner at twelve o'clock.
Tom usually eats lunch at twelve o'clock.
Our plane took off at exactly twelve o'clock.
ruНаш самолет взлетел ровно в двенадцать часов. — zhekka
He eats at twelve o'clock.
Він їсть о дванадцятій годині. — deniko
deEr ißt um zwölf Uhr. — Waldelfe
Translations
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Forms
plural: twelve o'clocks| Singular | twelve o'clock |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable