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for hours

for hours adverb: taking many hours.

Adverb

for hours

  1. taking many hours
    Synonyms:
    for hours on end

Synonyms of for hours

  • for hours on end

Questions about for hours

What does for hours mean?
For hours means taking many hours.
What part of speech is for hours?
For hours is an adverb.

Words near for hours in the dictionary

  1. for gosh sake
  2. for grins
  3. for heaven's sake
  4. for hellery
  5. for here
  6. for hours
  7. for instance
  8. for instances
  9. for Ireland
  10. for it
  11. for keeps

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