hourly
gb/ˈaʊɚli/ us/ˈaʊɚli/
B1
Englanti
~ 7200
óránkénti, órabéres, óradíjas, óránként, folyton, óráról órára
B1
1
Käyttömalli:
an hourly [rate/wage/pay]
The job offers an hourly wage of fifteen dollars.
Ennél az állásnál óránként tizenöt dollárt fizetnek.
We need to agree on an hourly rate before I start the project.
Meg kell állapodnunk az óradíjban, mielőtt elkezdem a projektet.
Many students prefer hourly work because it fits around their classes.
Hourly employees must clock in and out for every shift.
She charges an hourly fee for private tutoring.
Oppijaesimerkit
He gets an hourly wage at the restaurant.
Órabérben fizetik az étteremben.
What is the hourly rate for this job?
Mennyi az óradíj ennél a munkánál?
I am an hourly worker at the store.
They pay their cleaners an hourly fee.
She wants a higher hourly pay.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes say *"wage hourly"* instead of "hourly wage" or use "salary" for all types of pay. In English, "salary" usually means a fixed regular amount (monthly or yearly), while "hourly pay/wage" is money for each hour of work.
Merkitys
paid or charged by the hour
Kollokaatiot
hourly rate
|hourly wage
|hourly pay
|hourly salary
|hourly employees
|paid hourly
Synonyymit
per-hour (More descriptive and less commonly used; often appears in technical or explanatory contexts.)
|
by-the-hour (Slightly more informal and often used for services rather than regular jobs.)
Antonyymit
salaried (Describes workers who receive a fixed regular salary instead of pay for each hour worked.)
Teemat
business
|work
|money
|finance
Määritelmä
Describes money that is paid or charged for every hour, especially for work.
Calculated, paid, or charged for each hour, especially as a rate of pay for work.
B1
2
óránkénti
A2
Käyttömalli:
hourly [service/update/schedule/bus]
The website shows hourly updates on the storm.
A weboldalon óránkénti frissítések jelennek meg a viharról.
There is an hourly train service between the two cities.
A két város között óránként jár vonat.
You can see the hourly forecast on the weather app.
The system creates an hourly backup of all files.
They run hourly checks on the equipment for safety.
Oppijaesimerkit
This bus has an hourly service.
Ez a busz óránként közlekedik.
I read the hourly news on my phone.
Óránként frissülő híreket olvasok a telefonomon.
We get hourly reports from the factory.
The app sends hourly weather alerts.
Our data has hourly backups.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may say *"bus every hour"* correctly but avoid using the adjective "hourly". Also, they sometimes confuse the adjective and adverb forms, saying *"the bus comes hour"* instead of "the bus is hourly" or "the bus comes every hour."
Merkitys
occurring once every hour
Kollokaatiot
hourly updates
|hourly service
|hourly schedule
|hourly flights
|hourly bus
|hourly notifications
Synonyymit
every-hour (Less common and more descriptive; usually used in explanations rather than as a fixed adjective.)
|
hourly recurring (Technical or scheduling contexts; sounds more formal and structured.)
Antonyymit
daily (Describes something that happens once a day, which is much less frequent than hourly.)
Teemat
time
|daily life
|transport
Määritelmä
Happening or coming every hour.
Happening, appearing, or available once every hour or at regular intervals of about an hour.
B2
3
óránként
A2
Käyttömalli:
[someone] does [something] hourly
The nurse checked on the patient hourly.
A nővér óránként ellenőrizte a beteget.
Traffic conditions on the website are updated hourly.
A weboldalon óránként frissülnek a közlekedési információk.
The temperature in the lab is recorded hourly.
During the storm, we listened to the news hourly.
The security guards patrol the building hourly.
Oppijaesimerkit
The doctor checks him hourly.
Az orvos óránként ellenőrzi őt.
This app updates hourly.
Ez az alkalmazás óránként frissül.
The machine saves the data hourly.
We received messages hourly during the trip.
The guard walks around the building hourly.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners often say *"each hour"* or *"every hour"* instead of using the adverb "hourly". This is not wrong, but they may then mistakenly add "hourly" as well (e.g., *"it updates every hour hourly"*), which is redundant.
Merkitys
every hour; once an hour
Kollokaatiot
check hourly
|update hourly
|paid hourly
|recorded hourly
Synonyymit
every hour (More common in speech; a phrase instead of a single-word adverb.)
|
hour by hour (Emphasizes the passing of time more strongly and can sound slightly more dramatic.)
Antonyymit
rarely (Describes something that does not happen often, the opposite of regularly happening each hour.)
Teemat
time
|daily life
Määritelmä
Happening one time in each hour.
At intervals of one hour; once every hour.
C1
LITERARY
4
folyton
A2
óráról órára
B1
Käyttömalli:
[someone] is hourly [verb-ing/expecting/worried]
She was hourly expecting bad news from the front.
Folyton rossz hírt várt a frontról.
He grew hourly more anxious as the deadline approached.
A határidő közeledtével óráról órára egyre nyugtalanabb lett.
The risk of failure seemed to increase hourly.
Their hopes were hourly reduced by the lack of information.
In the quiet house, they listened hourly for the phone to ring.
Oppijaesimerkit
She was hourly afraid of a call from the hospital.
Folyton attól félt, hogy hívják a kórházból.
His worry became stronger hourly.
Az aggodalma óráról órára erősödött.
The danger seemed to grow hourly.
They waited hourly for any new message.
Her hope fell hourly as time passed.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners rarely use this literary meaning and may misinterpret it as the literal "every hour" sense. In older texts, "hourly" often means "constantly" or "all the time," not strictly once per hour.
Merkitys
continually; again and again
Kollokaatiot
hourly expecting
|hourly fearing
|hourly waiting
Synonyymit
constantly (Neutral, common modern word with similar meaning but without the literary flavor.)
|
continually (Very close in meaning; "hourly" sounds more old-fashioned or literary.)
Antonyymit
occasionally (Means something happens only from time to time, not all the time.)
Teemat
literature
|emotions
|time
|core_vocabulary
Määritelmä
Happening many times and very often, almost all the time.
Very often or continually, as if repeating every hour.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
hourly
IPA
GB/ˈaʊɚli/
US/ˈaʊɚli/
Tavut ja painotus
hourly (1 tavu)
Stress on 1st syllable (hourly)
Taivutusmuodot
Adjective
- Base: hourly
- Comparative: hourlier
- Superlative: hourliest
Sanaperhe
Forms
hourlier
adjective
hourliest
adjective
Core family
hour
noun A1
Related words
hourlong
adjective
Ilmaukset
hourly employee
1/ˈaʊɚli ɪmplˈɔɪi/
fixed phrase
worker paid by the hour
An employee who gets money for each hour they work, not a fixed monthly or yearly salary.
Esimerkit
- As an hourly employee, she must record all of her working time.
- Hourly employees receive overtime pay after forty hours a week.
- The company offers benefits only to full-time hourly employees.
hourly forecast
1/ˈaʊɚli fˈɔɹkˌæst/
fixed phrase
weather prediction for each hour
A weather report that shows what the weather will be like for each hour.
Esimerkit
- You can see the hourly forecast on the weather app.
- The hourly forecast shows heavy rain in the afternoon.
- He checked the hourly forecast before planning the hike.
hourly rate
1/ˈaʊɚli ɹˈeɪt/
fixed phrase
amount of money per work hour
The amount of money you get for one hour of work.
Esimerkit
- What is the hourly rate for this position?
- Freelancers often charge a higher hourly rate than full-time staff.
- The company increased the hourly rate to attract more workers.
hourly wage
1/ˈaʊɚli wˈeɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
regular pay per hour of work
The regular pay you receive for each hour you work.
Esimerkit
- Her hourly wage is higher than the industry average.
- Many workers live on a minimum hourly wage.
- They are demanding a fair hourly wage for all staff.
paid hourly
1/pˈeɪd ˈaʊɚli/
fixed phrase
receives pay for each hour
To get money for your work for each hour you work.
Esimerkit
- Interns are usually paid hourly instead of getting a salary.
- Most part-time workers in this store are paid hourly.
- She prefers to be paid hourly because she often works overtime.