hour

noun

/ˈaʊə(r)/

/ˈaʊər/

Use an, not a, before hour.Idioms

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[countable]
(abbreviation hr, hr.)
60 minutes; one of the 24 parts that a day is divided into
- I spent an hour on the phone.
- It will take about an hour to get there.
- It usually takes me two hours to walk there.
- The interview lasted half an hour.
- It was a three-hour exam.
- Most cats sleep 13–16 hours a day.
- Architects can expect to spend 40 hours a week in meetings.
- for an hour I waited for a couple of hours and then I left.
- in an hour He'll be back in an hour.
- In less than twenty-four hours it would be Christmas.
- by the hour We're paid by the hour.
- per/an hour Top speed is 120 miles per hour.
- The rate of pay is £10.50 an hour.
- within the hour We hope to be there within the hour (= in less than an hour).
- York was within an hour's drive.
- He crossed the line in a time of 2 hours and 40 minutes.
- Chicago is two hours away (= it takes two hours to get there).
- We're four hours ahead of New York (= referring to the time difference).
- I sat there, hour after hour, staring at a blank computer screen.
see also half hour, kilowatt-hour, man-hour
Extra Examples
- He's been gone for over an hour.
- I should be back within a couple of hours.
- I sat there for two hours.
- I slept for eight solid hours.
- It takes two hours to get to London.
- She grew more worried with every passing hour.
- She worked for three hours.
- The performance lasted three hours.
- There are still two hours of daylight left.
- You gain five hours when you fly from New York to London.
- an hour of rest
Topics Timea1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- solid
- contact
- …
verb + hour
- take
- spend
- waste
- …
hour + verb
- go by
- pass
preposition
- by the hour
- for an hour
- in an hour
- …
phrases
- half an hour
- hour after hour
- in an hour’s time
- …
See full entry
[countable, usually singular] a period of about an hour, used for a particular purpose
- I spent my lunch hour shopping.
see also happy hour, lunch hour, rush hourTopics Timea2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- lunch
- peak
- rush
- …
verb + hour
- spend
preposition
- hour of
See full entry
hours
[plural] a fixed period of time during which people work, an office is open, etc.
- Opening hours are from 10 to 6 each day.
- Most people in this kind of job tend to work long hours.
- during office, business, etc. hours The library is open during normal working hours.
- What are your office hours?
- a hospital’s visiting hours
- Britain's licensing hours (= when pubs are allowed to open) used to be very restricted.
- after hours This is the only place to get a drink after hours (= after the normal closing time for pubs).
- out of hours You can contact me on this number out of hours (= when the office is closed).
see also after-hours, zero-hours
Extra Examples
- Doctors often have to work out of hours.
- He keeps regular hours.
- He spends a lot of time in his office after hours.
- Bakers have to work unsocial hours.
- She works very long hours.
- the number of contact hours (= working hours spent with students or clients, not working alone) per week
- The office is closed between the hours of twelve and two.
- the hours of darkness
Topics Timea2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- office
- opening
- visiting
- …
verb + hours
- work
- keep
preposition
- after hour
- out of hour
See full entry
hours
[plural] a long time
- It took hours getting there.
- It took us hours to find out what was wrong.
- ‘How long did it last?’ ‘Oh, hours and hours.’
- Where have you been? I've been waiting hours.
- for hours I've been waiting for hours.
Topics Timea2
[singular] a particular point in time
- You can't turn him away at this hour of the night.
- The hour had come for us to leave.
see also witching hour, zero hour
[countable, usually singular] the time when something important happens
- This was often thought of as the country's finest hour.
- She thought her last hour had come.
- Don't desert me in my hour of need.
- She helped me in my hour of need.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- darkest
- finest
- antisocial
- …
hour + verb
- come
preposition
- between the hours of
- hour of
phrases
- your hour of need
See full entry
the hour
[singular] the time when it is exactly 1 o’clock, 2 o’clock, etc.
- The clock struck the hour.
- ten minutes past the hour
- on the hour There's a bus every hour on the hour
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + the hour
- chime
- strike
preposition
- on the hour
- past the hour
- to the hour
- …
See full entry
hours
[plural] used when giving the time according to the 24-hour clock, usually in military or other official language
- The first missile was launched at 2300 hours (= at 11 p.m.). This is pronounced ‘23 hundred hours’.
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French ure, via Latin from Greek hōra ‘season, hour’.

Idioms

all hours

any time, especially a time that is not usual or suitable
- He's started staying out till all hours (= until very late at night).
- She thinks she can call me at all hours of the day and night.

at the eleventh hour

at the last possible moment; just in time

at an unearthly hour

(informal) very early, especially when this is annoying
- The job involved getting up at some unearthly hour to catch the first train.

at an ungodly hour

(informal) very early or very late and therefore annoying
- I apologize for calling you at this ungodly hour.

the evil hour/day

(often humorous) the time when you have to do something difficult or unpleasant
- I’d better go and see the dentist—I can’t put off the evil hour any longer.
- If you keep on borrowing, you are only postponing the evil day when you have to pay it all back.

keep… hours

if you keep regular, strange, etc. hours, the times at which you do things (especially getting up or going to bed) are regular, strange, etc.

kill time | kill an hour, a couple of hours, etc.

to spend time doing something that is not important while you are waiting for something else to happen
- We killed time playing cards.

the small/early hours

(also especially Scottish English the wee small hours, especially North American English the wee hours)

the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight
- We worked well into the small hours.
- The fighting began in the early hours of Saturday morning.
- The party continued well into the early hours.
Topics Timec2

单词	hour
释义	hour noun /ˈaʊə(r)/ /ˈaʊər/ Use an, not a, before hour.Idioms jump to other results [countable] (abbreviation hr, hr.) 60 minutes; one of the 24 parts that a day is divided into I spent an hour on the phone. It will take about an hour to get there. It usually takes me two hours to walk there. The interview lasted half an hour. It was a three-hour exam. Most cats sleep 13–16 hours a day. Architects can expect to spend 40 hours a week in meetings. for an hour I waited for a couple of hours and then I left. in an hour He'll be back in an hour. In less than twenty-four hours it would be Christmas. by the hour We're paid by the hour. per/an hour Top speed is 120 miles per hour. The rate of pay is £10.50 an hour. within the hour We hope to be there within the hour (= in less than an hour). York was within an hour's drive. He crossed the line in a time of 2 hours and 40 minutes. Chicago is two hours away (= it takes two hours to get there). We're four hours ahead of New York (= referring to the time difference). I sat there, hour after hour, staring at a blank computer screen. see also half hour, kilowatt-hour, man-hour Extra Examples He's been gone for over an hour. I should be back within a couple of hours. I sat there for two hours. I slept for eight solid hours. It takes two hours to get to London. She grew more worried with every passing hour. She worked for three hours. The performance lasted three hours. There are still two hours of daylight left. You gain five hours when you fly from New York to London. an hour of rest Topics Timea1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective full solid contact … verb + hour take spend waste … hour + verb go by pass preposition by the hour for an hour in an hour … phrases half an hour hour after hour in an hour’s time … See full entry [countable, usually singular] a period of about an hour, used for a particular purpose I spent my lunch hour shopping. see also happy hour, lunch hour, rush hourTopics Timea2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective lunch peak rush … verb + hour spend preposition hour of See full entry hours [plural] a fixed period of time during which people work, an office is open, etc. Opening hours are from 10 to 6 each day. Most people in this kind of job tend to work long hours. during office, business, etc. hours The library is open during normal working hours. What are your office hours? a hospital’s visiting hours Britain's licensing hours (= when pubs are allowed to open) used to be very restricted. after hours This is the only place to get a drink after hours (= after the normal closing time for pubs). out of hours You can contact me on this number out of hours (= when the office is closed). see also after-hours, zero-hours Extra Examples Doctors often have to work out of hours. He keeps regular hours. He spends a lot of time in his office after hours. Bakers have to work unsocial hours. She works very long hours. the number of contact hours (= working hours spent with students or clients, not working alone) per week The office is closed between the hours of twelve and two. the hours of darkness Topics Timea2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective office opening visiting … verb + hours work keep preposition after hour out of hour See full entry hours [plural] a long time It took hours getting there. It took us hours to find out what was wrong. ‘How long did it last?’ ‘Oh, hours and hours.’ Where have you been? I've been waiting hours. for hours I've been waiting for hours. Topics Timea2 [singular] a particular point in time You can't turn him away at this hour of the night. The hour had come for us to leave. see also witching hour, zero hour [countable, usually singular] the time when something important happens This was often thought of as the country's finest hour. She thought her last hour had come. Don't desert me in my hour of need. She helped me in my hour of need. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective darkest finest antisocial … hour + verb come preposition between the hours of hour of phrases your hour of need See full entry the hour [singular] the time when it is exactly 1 o’clock, 2 o’clock, etc. The clock struck the hour. ten minutes past the hour on the hour There's a bus every hour on the hour Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + the hour chime strike preposition on the hour past the hour to the hour … See full entry hours [plural] used when giving the time according to the 24-hour clock, usually in military or other official language The first missile was launched at 2300 hours (= at 11 p.m.). This is pronounced ‘23 hundred hours’. 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She thinks she can call me at all hours of the day and night. at the eleventh hour at the last possible moment; just in time at an unearthly hour (informal) very early, especially when this is annoying The job involved getting up at some unearthly hour to catch the first train. at an ungodly hour (informal) very early or very late and therefore annoying I apologize for calling you at this ungodly hour. the evil hour/day (often humorous) the time when you have to do something difficult or unpleasant I’d better go and see the dentist—I can’t put off the evil hour any longer. If you keep on borrowing, you are only postponing the evil day when you have to pay it all back. keep… hours if you keep regular, strange, etc. hours, the times at which you do things (especially getting up or going to bed) are regular, strange, etc. kill time \| kill an hour, a couple of hours, etc. to spend time doing something that is not important while you are waiting for something else to happen We killed time playing cards. the small/early hours (also especially Scottish English the wee small hours, especially North American English the wee hours) the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight We worked well into the small hours. The fighting began in the early hours of Saturday morning. The party continued well into the early hours. Topics Timec2
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