Phrase guide

ten o'clock

noun · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The start of the eleventh hour of the day; 10:00 a.m. (10:00).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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

Examples

  • The morning coffee break starts at ten o'clock (= "The morning coffee break starts at 10:00 a.m.").

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The start of the twenty-third hour of the day; 10:00 p.m. (22:00).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: Only in the 12-hour clock

Examples

  • Supper service ends at ten o'clock (= "Supper service ends at 10:00 p.m.").

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A position to the left and slightly ahead (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 10 mark on a clock face)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

Examples

  • We've got a bogey at ten o'clock.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلسَّاعَة اَلْعَاشِرَة (as-sāʕa l-ʕāšira) — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Catalan: les deu — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十點鐘 /十点钟 (shí diǎn zhōng) — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十點 /十点 (shí diǎn) — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Ewe: ga ewo — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Finnish: kymmenen — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Finnish: kello kymmenen — the start of the eleventh hour
  • French: dix heures — the start of the eleventh hour
  • German: zehn Uhr — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Icelandic: klukkan tíu — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Japanese: 十時 (jū-ji) — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Korean: 열시 (yeolsi) — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Latin: hora decima — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Navajo: neeznáadi azlį́į́ʼ — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Ojibwe: midaaso-diba'igane — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Polish: dziesiąta — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Portuguese: dez horas — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Spanish: las diez — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Swedish: klockan tio — the start of the eleventh hour
  • Vietnamese: mười giờ — the start of the eleventh hour