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four o'clock

four o'clock noun: the start of the fifth hour of the day; 4:00 a.m. (04:00).

Noun

four o'clock (uncountable)

  1. (In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the fifth hour of the day; 4:00 a.m. (04:00).
    • The breakfast buffet opens at four o'clock (= "The breakfast buffet opens at 4:00 a.m.").
  2. (Only in the 12-hour clock) The start of the seventeenth hour of the day; 4:00 p.m. (16:00).
    • The next train comes at four o'clock (= "The next train comes at 16:00").
  3. (informal) A position to the right and slightly behind (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 4 mark on a clock face)
    • We've got a bogey at four o'clock.
  4. Any of several plants, of the genus Mirabilis, whose funnel-shaped flowers open in late afternoon.
  5. The friarbirds (Philemon spp.); so called from its cry, which resembles these words.

four o'clock meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Indonesian and Vietnamese

four o'clock in Tagalog

the start of the fifth hour
alas-kuwatro, ikaapat

four o'clock in Arabic

the start of the fifth hour
اَلسَّاعَة اَلرَّابِعَة as-sāʕa r-rābiʕa

four o'clock in Indonesian

the start of the fifth hour
jam empat

four o'clock in Vietnamese

the start of the fifth hour
bốn giờ

Forms of four o'clock

alternative formfour-o'clock

Words formed from four o'clock

  • garden four o'clock
  • Colorado four o'clock

Questions about four o'clock

What does four o'clock mean?
Four o'clock means the start of the fifth hour of the day; 4:00 a.m. (04:00).
What is four o'clock in Tagalog?
Four o'clock in Tagalog is alas-kuwatro, ikaapat. See Four o'clock meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is four o'clock?
Four o'clock is a noun.

Words near four o'clock in the dictionary

  1. four Ls
  2. Four Marks
  3. Four Mile Creek
  4. four more years
  5. Four Noble Truths
  6. four o'clock
  7. four o'clock flower
  8. four o'clock flowers
  9. Four Oaks
  10. four of a kind
  11. four oh four

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