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- Dictionaryo'clock/əˈkläk/
adverb
- 1. used to specify the hour in telling time: "the gates will open at eight o'clock"
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1. : according to the clock. the time is three o'clock. 2. used for indicating position or direction as if on a clock dial that is oriented vertically or horizontally. an airplane approaching at six o'clock. Examples of o'clock in a Sentence.
used after a number from one to twelve to say the time when it is exactly that hour: It's two o'clock. He called me at four o'clock in the morning. informal humorous. used to refer to a time of day when you usually do or have a particular thing: For many mums, the kids ' bedtime is chocolate o'clock. It's wine o'clock! Fewer examples.
You use o'clock after numbers from one to twelve to say what time it is. For example, if you say that it is 9 o'clock, you mean that it is nine hours after midnight or nine hours after midday.
Use o'clock to make it clear that you're talking about a specific time of day. When the clock strikes seven, you might say, "Seven o'clock! Breakfast time!" The adverb o'clock is one we tend to use without giving it much thought.
O'clock definition: of, by, or according to the clock (used in specifying the hour of the day). See examples of O'CLOCK used in a sentence.
used after the numbers one to twelve to mean exactly that hour when you tell the time: It was ten o'clock when we got home. Fewer examples. I've set the alarm clock for six o'clock. The meeting is scheduled to begin at two o'clock. The plane does not arrive until eleven o'clock.
o'clock. ( əˈklɒk) adv. 1. used after a number from one to twelve to indicate the hour of the day or night. 2. (Navigation) used after a number to indicate direction or position relative to the observer, twelve o'clock being directly ahead or overhead and other positions being obtained by comparisons with a clock face.
A bell rung to tell the hours; the bell of a clock; whence the obsolete phrases of the bell, on the bell, at the bell = o'clock. clock 1629–. Used to express time, following a numeral indicating the hour: of or according to the clock; = o'clock, adv. 1a. View in Historical Thesaurus. 1.b.
Jun 27, 2024 · It is two o'clock. (rare, nonstandard) What o'clock is it? ( humorous) In conjunction with a term representing an action or event that occurs daily, indicates the time that said action or event occurs, first occurs. ( humorous, slang) Used to indicate that it is time to do a specific action, or time for a specific action to occur.
Definitions of 'o'clock' You use o'clock after numbers from one to twelve to say what time it is. For example, if you say that it is 9 o'clock, you mean that it is nine hours after midnight or nine hours after midday.
