Phrase guide

eight o'clock

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The start of the ninth hour of the day; 8:00 a.m. (08:00).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock

Examples

  • The breakfast buffet opens at eight o'clock (= "The breakfast buffet opens at 8:00 a.m.").

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The start of the twenty-first hour of the day; 8:00 p.m. (20:00).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Only in the 12-hour clock

Examples

  • Supper was served at eight o'clock (= "Supper was served at 8:00 p.m.").

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A position to the left and behind (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 8 mark on a clock face)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • We've got a bogey at eight o'clock.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلسَّاعَة اَلثَّامِنَة (as-sāʕa ṯ-ṯāmina) — the start of the ninth hour
  • Catalan: les vuit — the start of the ninth hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 八點鐘 /八点钟 (bā diǎn zhōng) — the start of the ninth hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 八點 /八点 (bā diǎn) — the start of the ninth hour
  • Ewe: ga enyi — the start of the ninth hour
  • Finnish: kahdeksan — the start of the ninth hour
  • Finnish: kello kahdeksan — the start of the ninth hour
  • French: huit heures — the start of the ninth hour
  • German: acht Uhr — the start of the ninth hour
  • German: zwanzig Uhr — the start of the ninth hour
  • Icelandic: klukkan átta — the start of the ninth hour
  • Japanese: 八時 (hachi-ji) — the start of the ninth hour
  • Korean: 여덟시 (yeodeolsi) — the start of the ninth hour
  • Latin: hora octava — the start of the ninth hour
  • Navajo: tseebíidi azlį́į́ʼ — the start of the ninth hour
  • Ojibwe: nishwaaso-diba'igane — the start of the ninth hour
  • Polish: ósma — the start of the ninth hour
  • Portuguese: oito horas — the start of the ninth hour
  • Russian: во́семь часо́в (vósemʹ časóv) — the start of the ninth hour
  • Spanish: las ocho — the start of the ninth hour
  • Swedish: klockan åtta — the start of the ninth hour
  • Vietnamese: tám giờ — the start of the ninth hour