Phrase guide

eleven o'clock

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The start of the twelfth hour of the day; 11:00 a.m. (11:00).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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

Examples

  • Breakfast service ends at eleven o'clock (= "Breakfast service ends at 11:00 a.m.").

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The start of the twenty-fourth hour of the day; 11:00 p.m. (23:00).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: Only in the 12-hour clock

Examples

  • Supper service ends at eleven o'clock (= "Supper service ends at 11:00 p.m.").

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A position ahead and slightly to the left (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 11 mark on a clock face)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Moss-rose purslane, a flowering plant of species Portulaca grandiflora

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: السَاعَة الحَادِيَة عَشَرَة (al-sāʕa l-ḥādiya ʕašara) — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Catalan: les onze — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十一點鐘 /十一点钟 (shíyī diǎn zhōng) — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十一點 /十一点 (shíyī diǎn) — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Ewe: ga wuiɖeka — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Finnish: yksitoista — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Finnish: kello yksitoista — the start of the twelfth hour
  • French: onze heures — the start of the twelfth hour
  • German: elf Uhr — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Icelandic: klukkan ellefu — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Japanese: 十一時 (jūichi-ji) — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Korean: 열한시 (yeolhansi) — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Latin: hora undecima — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Navajo: łaʼtsʼáadahdi azlį́į́ʼ — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Ojibwe: ashi-bezhigo-diba'igane — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Polish: jedenasta — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Portuguese: onze horas — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Spanish: las once — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Swedish: klockan elva — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Vietnamese: mười một giờ — the start of the twelfth hour
  • Walloon: onze eures — the start of the twelfth hour