Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

five o'clock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: five o'-clock
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The start of the sixth hour of the day; 5:00 a.m. (05:00).

Uncountable

noun

The start of the eighteenth hour of the day; 5:00 p.m. (17:00).

Uncountable

noun

A position behind and slightly to the right (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 5 mark on a clock face)

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The breakfast buffet opens at five o'clock (= "The breakfast buffet opens at 5:00 a.m.")."
"The next train comes at five o'clock (= "The next train comes at 17:00")."
"We've got a bogey at five o'clock."

Usage

Phrases

five o’clock shadow it's five o'clock somewhere

Questions

What does five o'clock mean?: The start of the sixth hour of the day; 5:00 a.m. (05:00).

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