Phrase guide

five 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 sixth hour of the day; 5:00 a.m. (05:00).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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

Examples

  • The breakfast buffet opens at five o'clock (= "The breakfast buffet opens at 5:00 a.m.").

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The start of the eighteenth hour of the day; 5:00 p.m. (17:00).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: Only in the 12-hour clock

Examples

  • The next train comes at five o'clock (= "The next train comes at 17:00").

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A position behind and slightly to the right (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 5 mark on a clock face)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلسَّاعَة اَلْخَامِسَة (as-sāʕa l-ḵāmisa) — the start of the sixth hour
  • Catalan: les cinc — the start of the sixth hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 五點鐘 /五点钟 (jiǔ diǎn zhōng) — the start of the sixth hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 五點 /五点 (jiǔ diǎn) — the start of the sixth hour
  • Ewe: ga atɔ̃ — the start of the sixth hour
  • Finnish: viisi — the start of the sixth hour
  • Finnish: kello viisi — the start of the sixth hour
  • French: cinq heures — the start of the sixth hour
  • German: fünf Uhr — the start of the sixth hour
  • Icelandic: klukkan fimm — the start of the sixth hour
  • Japanese: 五時 (go-ji) — the start of the sixth hour
  • Korean: 다섯시 (daseotsi) — the start of the sixth hour
  • Latin: hora quinta — the start of the sixth hour
  • Navajo: ashdladi azlį́į́ʼ — the start of the sixth hour
  • Ojibwe: naano-diba'igane — the start of the sixth hour
  • Polish: piąta — the start of the sixth hour
  • Portuguese: cinco horas — the start of the sixth hour
  • Spanish: las cinco — the start of the sixth hour
  • Swedish: klockan fem — the start of the sixth hour
  • Vietnamese: năm giờ — the start of the sixth hour