adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/əˈklɒk/
UK:/əʊˈklɒk/
US:/əˈklɑk/
US:/oʊˈklɑk/
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rhymes with -ɒk
CMU ARPABET:AH0 K L AA1 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral, i.e., at the hour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: one to twelve
Examples
We are expected to be there at six o'clock in the morning!
It is two o'clock.
What o'clock is it?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
Used to indicate that it is time to do a specific action, or time for a specific action to occur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, informal, not-comparable
Examples
I'm feeling peckish; I think it must be nearly dinner o'clock.
We're here at Waffle House, and it's waffles o'clock!
Hooray! Beer o'clock!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adv
Meaning 3
In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the direction, relative to the speaker or a vehicle, especially an aircraft, corresponding to the direction the hour hand is pointing at the time corresponding to the numeral, with twelve representing directly ahead on a horizontal plane, or directly up on a vertical plane, and three being to the right on either.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, with-numeral
Qualifier: one to twelve
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adverb
Meaning 4
according to the clock
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it's three o'clock in Tokyo now
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Shortened form of "of the clock", from Middle English of the clokke [from late 14th c.].
Across languages
Translations
127 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
eenuur
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Arabic:
السَّاعَة الْوَاحِدَة
(as-sāʕa al-wāḥida)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܕ݂ܵܐ
(šāʿtā d-ḥdā)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Belarusian:
гадзі́на
(hadzína)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Belarusian:
пе́ршая
(pjéršaja)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Bengali:
একটা বাজে
(ekṭa baje)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Bulgarian:
еди́н часа́
(edín časá)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Catalan:
la una
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Catalan:
la una en punt
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Chinese Cantonese:
一點鐘 /一点钟
(jat1 dim2 zung1)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Chinese Mandarin:
一點鐘 /一点钟
(yī diǎnzhōng)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Ngazidja Comorian:
saya fukare
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Ngazidja Comorian:
saa fukare
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Danish:
klokken et
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Dutch:
één uur
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Esperanto:
la unua
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Estonian:
kell üks
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Finnish:
kello yksi
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Finnish:
yksi
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
French:
une heure
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Georgian:
პირველი საათი
(ṗirveli saati)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
German:
ein Uhr
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Greek:
μία η ώρα
(mía i óra)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Hebrew:
הַשָּׁעָה אַחַת
(hasha'á akhát)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Hindi:
एक बजा
(ek bajā)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Hungarian:
egy óra
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Icelandic:
klukkan eitt
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Ido:
un kloko
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Indonesian:
jam satu
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Indonesian:
pukul satu
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Irish:
a haon a chlog
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Italian:
l'una
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Italian:
l'una in punto
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Italian:
l'una esatta
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Japanese:
一時
(ichiji)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Khmer:
ម៉ោងមួយ
(maong muəy)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Korean:
한시
(hansi)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Lakota:
mázaškaŋškaŋ
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Latin:
prima hora
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Macedonian:
еден часот
(eden časot)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Malay:
pukul satu
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Malay:
jam satu
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Maltese:
is-siegħa bumm
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Marathi:
एक वाजला
(ek vājlā)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Navajo:
tʼááłáhádi azlį́į́ʼ
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Norwegian Bokmål:
klokka
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Norwegian Bokmål:
klokken ett
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Norwegian Nynorsk:
klokka eitt
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Ojibwe:
ingo-diba'iganed
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Dari:
یَک بَجَه
(yak baja)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Dari:
سَاعَتِ یَک
(sā'at-i yak)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Iranian Persian:
ساعَت یِک
(sâ'at yek)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Polish:
pierwsza
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Polish:
godzina pierwsza
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Portuguese:
uma hora
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Portuguese:
uma em ponto (hora)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Punjabi:
ਇਕ ਵਜੇ
(ika vaje)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Romanian:
ora unu
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Russian:
час
(čas)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Spanish:
una en punto
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Swedish:
klockan ett
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Tagalog:
ala-una
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Ternate:
cako rimoi
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Thai:
หนึ่งนาฬิกา
(nʉ̀ng naa-lí-gaa)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Thai:
ตีหนึ่ง
(dtii nʉ̀ng)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Thai:
บ่ายโมง
(bàai moong)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Tok Pisin:
wanpela kilok
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Turkish:
saat bir
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Ukrainian:
годи́на
(hodýna)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Ukrainian:
пе́рша
(pérša)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Unami:
kwëti këlak
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Urdu:
ایک بَجا
(ek bajā)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Vietnamese:
một giờ
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Welsh:
un o'r gloch
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Yiddish:
איינס אַזייגער
(eyns azeyger)
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Yoruba:
aago kan
— indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")
Arabic:
السَّاعَة الْوَاحِدَة
(as-sāʕa al-wāḥida)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܕ݂ܵܐ
(šāʿtā d-ḥdā)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Belarusian:
ў гадзі́ну
(w hadzínu)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Catalan:
a la una en punt
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Chinese Mandarin:
一點鐘 /一点钟
(yī diǎnzhōng)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Ngazidja Comorian:
saya fukare
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Ngazidja Comorian:
saa fukare
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Danish:
klokken et
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Dutch:
om één uur
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Finnish:
kello yhdeltä
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Finnish:
yhdeltä
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
French:
à une heure
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Galician:
á unha
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
German:
um 1 Uhr
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
German:
um eins
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Greek:
στις μία η ώρα
(stis mía i óra)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Hindi:
एक बजे
(ek baje)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Hungarian:
egy órakor
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Hungarian:
egykor
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Ido:
un kloke
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Indonesian:
pada pukul satu
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Indonesian:
pada jam satu
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Italian:
l'una in punto
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Italian:
l'una esatta
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Italian:
all'una
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Japanese:
一時に
(ichiji ni)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Korean:
한시에
(hansi-e)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Kyrgyz:
саатта
(saatta)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Latin:
primae horae
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Macedonian:
во еден часот
(vo eden časot)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Malay:
pada pukul satu
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Malay:
pada jam satu
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Marathi:
एक वाजता
(ek vājtā)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Navajo:
tʼááłáhádi oolkił
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Navajo:
tʼááłáhádigo
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Norwegian Bokmål:
klokka
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Norwegian Bokmål:
klokken ett
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Norwegian Nynorsk:
klokka eitt
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Ojibwe:
ingo-diba'iganeg
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Polish:
o pierwszej
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Polish:
o godzinie pierwszej
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Portuguese:
à uma (hora)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Romanian:
la ora unu
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Russian:
в час
(v čas)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Spanish:
a la una
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Spanish:
a la una en punto
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Tok Pisin:
wanpela kilok
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Ukrainian:
у годи́ну
(u hodýnu)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Ukrainian:
о пе́ршій
(o péršij)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Urdu:
ایک بَجے
(ek baje)
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
Welsh:
am un o'r gloch
— the translations below are of "at one o’clock"
