Hour - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈaʊər|  American pronunciation of the word hour
Brit.  |ˈaʊə|  British pronunciation of the word hour

noun

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

Extra examples

She wasn't supposed to eat for six hours before the operation.

You'll be paid by the hour for this job.

The job pays ten dollars an hour.

She exercises for a full hour every day.

She was half an hour late.

They arrived a few hours later.

The project required long hours of work.

The mood changed from hour to hour.

These animals are most active in the hour just before sunrise.

You can call me at any hour of the day or night.

It's hours till lunch and I already feel hungry.

The interview will last about two hours.

I study for an hour every night.

I'll be back in three hours.

Three hours later he was back.

Word forms

noun
singular: hour
plural: hours
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