Phrase guide

nine 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 tenth hour of the day; 9:00 a.m. (09:00).

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 nine o'clock (= "The breakfast buffet opens at 9:00 a.m.").

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The start of the twenty-second hour of the day; 9:00 p.m. (21:00).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: Only in the 12-hour clock

Examples

  • Supper was served at nine o'clock (= "Supper was served at 9:00 p.m.").

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

To the left (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 9 mark on a clock face)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلسَّاعَة اَلتَّاسِعَة (as-sāʕa t-tāsiʕa) — the start of the tenth hour
  • Catalan: les nou — the start of the tenth hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 九點鐘 /九点钟 (jiǔ diǎn zhōng) — the start of the tenth hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 九點 /九点 (jiǔ diǎn) — the start of the tenth hour
  • Ewe: ga asieke — the start of the tenth hour
  • Finnish: yhdeksän — the start of the tenth hour
  • Finnish: kello yhdeksän — the start of the tenth hour
  • French: neuf heures — the start of the tenth hour
  • German: neun Uhr — the start of the tenth hour
  • Icelandic: klukkan níu — the start of the tenth hour
  • Japanese: 九時 (ku-ji) — the start of the tenth hour
  • Korean: 아홉시 (ahopsi) — the start of the tenth hour
  • Latin: hora nona — the start of the tenth hour
  • Navajo: náhástʼéidi azlį́į́ʼ — the start of the tenth hour
  • Ojibwe: zhaangaso-diba'igane — the start of the tenth hour
  • Polish: dziewiąta — the start of the tenth hour
  • Portuguese: nove horas — the start of the tenth hour
  • Russian: де́вять часо́в (dévjatʹ časóv) — the start of the tenth hour
  • Spanish: las nueve — the start of the tenth hour
  • Swedish: klockan nio — the start of the tenth hour
  • Vietnamese: chín giờ — the start of the tenth hour