What does “hour” mean?
- 1
nouna period of sixty minutes
The flight takes about three hours.
- 2
nouna period of time used for a particular activity
The store’s opening hours are nine to five.
Hour at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈaʊɚ/ · OW-er
How to use “hour” correctly
The “h” is silent, so we say “an hour”, not “a hour”.
Common phrases with “hour”
- an hour ago
- for hours
- rush hour
- working hours
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- hourly
Idioms with “hour”
- At the eleventh hour: At the last possible moment.
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