Phrase guide

six o'clock

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Straight up and down, without curves, like the hands of a clock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, not-comparable

Qualifier: especially black slang

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The start of the seventh hour of the day; 6:00 a.m. (06:00).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

Examples

  • The breakfast buffet opens at six o'clock (= "The breakfast buffet opens at 6:00 a.m.").

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The start of the nineteenth hour of the day; 6:00 p.m. (18:00).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Only in the 12-hour clock

Examples

  • The next train comes at six o'clock (= "The next train comes at 18:00").

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A position behind (horizontal clock orientation) or below (vertical clock orientation) (from the location of the 6 mark on a clock face)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • We've got some bogeys at six o'clock.
  • You've got a bogey on your six o'clock.
  • I've got your six.
  • Check your six.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A pose in which the lower leg and raised upper leg form a vertical line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: ballet

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلسَّاعَة اَلسَّادِسَة (as-sāʕa s-sādisa) — the start of the seventh hour
  • Catalan: les sis — the start of the seventh hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 六點鐘 /六点钟 (liù diǎn zhōng) — the start of the seventh hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 六點 /六点 (liù diǎn) — the start of the seventh hour
  • Esperanto: la sesa horo — the start of the seventh hour
  • Ewe: ga ade — the start of the seventh hour
  • Finnish: kuusi — the start of the seventh hour
  • Finnish: kello kuusi — the start of the seventh hour
  • French: six heures — the start of the seventh hour
  • German: sechs Uhr — the start of the seventh hour
  • Icelandic: klukkan sex — the start of the seventh hour
  • Japanese: 六時 (roku-ji) — the start of the seventh hour
  • Korean: 여섯시 (yeoseotsi) — the start of the seventh hour
  • Latin: hora sexta — the start of the seventh hour
  • Macedonian: шест часот (šest časot) — the start of the seventh hour
  • Navajo: hastą́ądi azlį́į́ʼ — the start of the seventh hour
  • Ojibwe: ingodwaaso-diba'igane — the start of the seventh hour
  • Polish: szósta — the start of the seventh hour
  • Portuguese: seis horas — the start of the seventh hour
  • Spanish: las seis — the start of the seventh hour
  • Swedish: klockan sex — the start of the seventh hour
  • Tagalog: alas-seis — the start of the seventh hour
  • Vietnamese: sáu giờ — the start of the seventh hour