o'clock
gb/oʊklˈɑk/ us/oʊklˈɑk/
A1
Inglés
óra
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1
óra
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Patrón de uso:
[number] o'clock; at [number] o'clock
It’s three o’clock already.
Már három óra van.
Our meeting starts at nine o’clock.
A megbeszélésünk kilenc órakor kezdődik.
I usually wake up around seven o’clock.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
It is five o’clock.
Öt óra van.
See you at eight o’clock.
Találkozunk nyolc órakor.
Error frecuente:
Don’t use it with minutes (not: *five thirty o'clock). Keep the apostrophe: o'clock.
Significado
used to state the exact hour
Colocaciones
one o'clock
|two o'clock
|three o'clock
|four o'clock
|five o'clock
|six o'clock
|seven o'clock
|eight o'clock
|nine o'clock
|at [number] o'clock
Sinónimos
on the hour (Means exactly at an hour, often used more generally (e.g., trains leave on the hour).)
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sharp (Often added after the time (e.g., 'at six sharp') to stress punctuality.)
Antónimos
ish (Informal suffix meaning approximately, not exactly (e.g., 'six-ish').)
|
about (Means approximately rather than exactly.)
Temas
time
|daily_life
|scheduling
Definición
We use it after a number to say the time on the hour.
Used after a number to say what time it is when the minutes are zero (an exact hour).
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
o'clock
AFI
GB/oʊklˈɑk/
US/oʊklˈɑk/
Sílabas y acento
o'c - lock (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (lock)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: o'clock
- Plural: o'clocks
Familia de palabras
Forms
o'clocks
noun
Core family
clock
noun A1
Related words
clockwise
adjective/adverb
Negative and opposite forms
counterclockwise
adjective/adverb
Expresiones
[number] o'clock position
1/nˈʌmbɚ oʊklˈɑk pəzˈɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
direction like a clock face
a direction shown like numbers on a clock
Ejemplos
- Keep your elbow at the three o’clock position.
- Enemy aircraft at your twelve o’clock!
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The exit is at your nine o’clock.
at [time] o'clock sharp
1/ˈæt tˈaɪm oʊklˈɑk ʃˈɑɹp/
fixed phrase
exactly at that time
exactly at that time (not late)
Ejemplos
- Be here at eight o’clock sharp.
- The train leaves at six o’clock sharp, so don’t be late.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Class starts at nine o’clock sharp.
five o'clock shadow
1/fˈaɪv oʊklˈɑk ʃˈædoʊ/
fixed phrase
stubble from missed shaving
a little beard growth that shows in the evening
Ejemplos
- By late afternoon, he had a five o'clock shadow.
- He shaved in the morning but still had a five o'clock shadow by dinner.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He has a five o'clock shadow.
it’s five o’clock somewhere.
1/ˈɪts fˈaɪv oʊklˈɑk sˈʌmwˌɛɹ ‖/
idiom
informal
it’s acceptable to drink now
a joke meaning ‘it’s OK to drink now’
Ejemplos
- He poured a margarita and said, ‘It’s five o’clock somewhere.’
- ‘It’s a bit early,’ she laughed, ‘but hey—it’s five o’clock somewhere.’
the [number] o'clock news
1/ðə nˈʌmbɚ oʊklˈɑk njˈuz/
fixed phrase
news broadcast at that time
a news program shown at that time
Ejemplos
- Let’s watch the six o’clock news.
- The story led the ten o’clock news last night.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I watch the six o’clock news.