o'clock


o'clock

O0024700 (ə-klŏk′)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) adv1. used after a number from one to twelve to indicate the hour of the day or night2. (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[C18: abbreviation for of the clock]

o'clock

(əˈklɒk)

adv. 1. of, by, or according to the clock (used in specifying the hour of the day): 11 o'clock. 2. according to a method for indicating a position in space relative to the numbers on a clock's face, with 12 o'clock directly ahead in horizontal position or straight up in vertical position. [1710–20]
Thesaurus
Adv.1.o'clock - according to the clocko'clock - according to the clock; "it's three o'clock in Tokyo now"
Translations

o'clock

(əˈklok) adverb used, in stating the time, to refer to a particular hour. It's five o'clock. 點鐘(如五點鐘) ...点钟 adjectivethe three o'clock train. 點鐘的(如三點鐘的) ...点钟的
  • Please order me a taxi for eight o'clock (US)
    Please order me a taxi for 8 o'clock (UK) → 请给我叫一辆出租车,八点钟出发
  • It's one o'clock → 一点钟了
  • It's six o'clock → 六点钟了
  • It's ten o'clock → 十点钟了
  • At three o'clock → 三点
  • Before five o'clock → 五点之前
  • After eight o'clock → 八点之后