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o'clock

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o'clock  (-klk)
adv.
1. Of or according to the clock: three o'clock.
2. According to an imaginary clock dial with the observer at the center and 12 o'clock considered as straight ahead in horizontal position or straight up in vertical position. Used to indicate relative position: enemy planes at 10 o'clock.

[Short for of the clock.]

o'clock [əˈklɒk]
adv
1. used after a number from one to twelve to indicate the hour of the day or night
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / 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
[abbreviation for of the clock]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.o'clock - according to the clocko'clock - according to the clock; "it's three o'clock in Tokyo now"
Translations
o'clock [əˈklɒk] ADV
1. (time) it is seven o'clockson las siete
it is one o'clockes la una
at nine o'clock (exactly)a las nueve(en punto)
it is just after two o'clockson las dos pasadas, son un poco más de las dos
it is nearly eight o'clockson casi las ocho
the six o'clock (train/bus)el(tren/autobús)de las seis
the nine o'clock newslas noticias de las nueve
2. (Aer, Mil) (direction) aircraft approaching at five o'clockse aproxima un aparato a las cinco

o'clock [əˈklɒk] adv
it's five o'clock → il est cinq heures
six o'clock → six heures
at two o'clock in the morning → à deux heures du matin

o'clock [əˈklɒk] adv it is one o'clockè l'una
at 9 o'clock → alle 9
at twelve o'clock (midday) → a mezzogiorno (midnight) → a mezzanotte

o'clock
adv o'clock [əˈklok]
used, in stating the time, to refer to a particular hour It's five o'clock. op die klok, uur السّاعَه час hodina klokken ...Uhr η ώρα hora kell on ... ساعت kello (aikaa ilmaistaessa) heure(s) הַשָׁעָה समय बताने के लिए sati óra(kor) pukul klukkan (detto delle ore) ~時 ...시 valanda pulkstenis (nosaucot laiku) pukul uur klokka godzina horas ora... на часах hodina ura je... sati klockan [] นาฬิกา (เวลา) Saat... ...點鐘 на часах بجے chỉ giờ ...
adj
the three o'clock train. -uur السّاعَه час hodinový klokken-xx-(toget) ...Uhr που γίνεται στη συγκεκριμένη ώρα hora kella ...ne (nt kella kolmene) ساعت (jnk kellonajan) heure(s) שֶׁל שָׁעָה (घड़ी में) बजे satni -órás klukkan (delle ore) ~時の ...시의 valandos pulksten- pukul van... uur tre– (toget, osv.) z godziny das (3) horas de ora... -часовой hodinový ob (...) uri u - sati tre[], fyra[] โดยนาฬิกา saat... ...點鐘的 -часовий بجے والا thuộc giờ ...


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When five o'clock arrived, Arthur proposed without any embarrassment this time--to take me with him up to 'the Hall,' in order that I might make acquaintance with the Earl of Ainslie, who had taken it for the season, and renew acquaintance with his daughter Lady Muriel.
Aronnax, I have no idea what o'clock it is, unless it is dinner-time.
It might be about seven o'clock in the morning, and, since his arrival at Nantes, the king had been an early riser.
 
 
 
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