Hour — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

clock time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaʊɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌaɪɡɹəskəpˈɪsɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌaɪɡɹəskəpˈɪsɪti/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈaʊɚɹ/.

Examples

the job will take more than an hour
the hour is getting late
it was their finest hour

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

minute time of day hr 60 minutes

Parts of Speech

noun	a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day “the job will take more than an hour”
noun	clock time “the hour is getting late”
noun	a special and memorable period “it was their finest hour”
noun	distance measured by the time taken to cover it “we live an hour from the airport”

Word Forms

hourly	adjective	occurring every hour or payable by the hour
horary	adjective	relating to the hours

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stunde

ein Zeitraum, der 1/24 eines Tages entspricht

🇫🇷French

heure

une période de temps égale à 1/24ème de jour

🇪🇸Spanish

hora

un periodo de tiempo igual a 1/24 de un día

🇮🇹Italian

ora

un periodo di tempo pari a 1/24 di giorno

🇳🇱Dutch

uur

een tijdsperiode gelijk aan 1/24ste van een dag

🇵🇹Portuguese

hora

um período de tempo igual a 1/24 de um dia

🇷🇺Russian

час

период времени, равный 1/24 дня

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घंटा

एक दिन के 1/24वें भाग के बराबर समयावधि

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘন্টা

দিনের 1/24 তারিখের সমান সময়ের একটি সময়কাল

🇮🇳Tamil

மணி

ஒரு நாளின் 1/24 க்கு சமமான காலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గంట

ఒక రోజులో 1/24వ వంతుకు సమానమైన వ్యవధి

🇮🇳Marathi

तास

दिवसाच्या 1/24 च्या बरोबरीचा कालावधी

🇮🇳Gujarati

કલાક

દિવસના 1/24 મી સમાન સમયનો સમયગાળો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಂಟೆ

ದಿನದ 1/24 ಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮಾನವಾದ ಅವಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മണിക്കൂർ

ഒരു ദിവസത്തിൻ്റെ 1/24-ന് തുല്യമായ കാലയളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੰਟਾ

ਇੱਕ ਦਿਨ ਦੇ 1/24ਵੇਂ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھنٹہ

ایک دن کے 1/24ویں کے برابر وقت کی مدت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小时

等于一天的 1/24 的一段时间

🇯🇵Japanese

時間

1日の24分の1に等しい期間

🇰🇷Korean

시간

하루의 1/24에 해당하는 기간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giờ

một khoảng thời gian bằng 1/24 của một ngày

🇹🇭Thai

ชั่วโมง

ระยะเวลาเท่ากับ 1/24 ของวัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

jam

jangka waktu yang sama dengan 1/24 hari

🇵🇭Filipino

oras

isang yugto ng panahon na katumbas ng 1/24th ng isang araw

🇲🇾Malay

jam

tempoh masa yang sama dengan 1/24 hari

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساعة

فترة زمنية تساوي 1/24 من اليوم

🇮🇷Persian

ساعت

بازه زمانی برابر با 1/24 روز

🇹🇷Turkish

saat

günün 1/24'üne eşit bir zaman dilimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁעָה

פרק זמן השווה ל-1/24 מהיום

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What is the primary definition of the word 'hour'?

The primary meaning of 'hour' is 'a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day'.

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Using 'hour' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hour' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hour' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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