O'clock meaning in English

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Definition

(It's) 5 o'clock: (the time is) 5AM or 5PM noun

Examples

  • "Nobody knows this, but every night I return home at seven o'clock to feed my seven cats and watch soap operas while eating bon bons in front of the telly."
  • "Bruno : You're goddamn right 8 o'clock in the morning!"
  • "It's nearly four o'clock and we haven't seen you at the office today."
  • "Bruno : It's also 9 o'clock in the morning."
  • "See you next Thursday at 1 o'clock at the Golden Gate Gourmet restaurant."
  • "Moira : (Singing) Hello and welcome back to Radio Rhubarb, it's seven o'clock in the morning and it's time for today's headlines."
  • "Come to my office at 6 o'clock sharp."
  • "It's 2 o'clock in the afternoon!"
  • "8 o'clock in the morning?"
  • "My darling wife, Sophie, gave birth to the seven-pound two-ounce cutie at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon."
  • "But if it's all the same to you, I'd like to get this over with as soon as possible, I have a tango lesson that starts at 10:00 o'clock tonight."
  • "Kevin : But it's almost 6 o'clock, don't you need to close the factory soon?"
  • "I just remembered, I have another appointment tomorrow at three o'clock."
  • "The celebration of their love will take place on Friday, the twenty-fifth of August at three o'clock at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 1669 Fudgejunction Road, London, England."
  • "Afternoons between 3 and 4 o'clock are best for myself."
  • "I once got up at four o'clock in the morning to watch a hot dog eating championship in Kyoto."

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