four o'clock en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(qualifier:In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock, uncountable) 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.").
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(qualifier:Only in the 12-hour clock, uncountable) 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").
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(informal, uncountable) 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.
- (uncountable) Any of several plants, of the genus Mirabilis, whose funnel-shaped flowers open in late afternoon.
- (uncountable) The friarbirds (Philemon spp.); so called from its cry, which resembles these words.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| four-o'clock | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Colorado four o'clock · garden four o'clock
Translations (25)
ar اَلسَّاعَة اَلرَّابِعَة (the start of the fifth hour) · sv klockan fyra (the start of the fifth hour) · cmn 四點 /四点 (the start of the fifth hour) · de vier Uhr (the start of the fifth hour) · pt quatro horas (the start of the fifth hour) · is klukkan fjögur (the start of the fifth hour) · cmn 四點鐘 /四点钟 (the start of the fifth hour) · fi kello neljä (the start of the fifth hour) · pl czwarta (the start of the fifth hour) · nv dį́įʼdi azlį́į́ʼ (the start of the fifth hour) · oj niiwo-diba'igane (the start of the fifth hour) · tl ikaapat (the start of the fifth hour) · ca les quatre (the start of the fifth hour) · fi neljä (the start of the fifth hour) · ko 네시 (the start of the fifth hour) · vi bốn giờ (the start of the fifth hour) · fr quatre heures (the start of the fifth hour) · ja 四時 (the start of the fifth hour) · tl alas-kuwatro (the start of the fifth hour) · la hora quarta (the start of the fifth hour) · id jam empat (the start of the fifth hour) · es las cuatro (the start of the fifth hour) · ru четы́ре часа́ (the start of the fifth hour) · tr saat dört (the start of the fifth hour) · ee ga ene (the start of the fifth hour)