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PRONUNCIATION OF FOUR-O'CLOCK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOUR-O'CLOCK

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Four-O'clock is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOUR-O'CLOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Four O'Clock

"Four O'Clock" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.

Definition of four-o'clock in the English dictionary

The definition of four-o'clock in the dictionary is Also called: marvel-of-Peru. a tropical American nyctaginaceous plant, Mirabilis jalapa, cultivated for its tubular yellow, red, or white flowers that open in late afternoon. Other definition of four-o'clock is another name for friarbird, esp the noisy friarbird : so called because of its cry.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOUR-O'CLOCK

four-four time
Four-H club
four-handed
four-in-hand
four-leaf clover
four-leaved clover
four-legged
four-legged friend
four-letter word
four-minute mile
four-part
four-part harmony
four-poster
four-poster bed
four-seater
four-star
four-star general
four-star petrol
four-stroke
four-way

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOUR-O'CLOCK

against the clock
alarm clock
around the clock
biological clock
block
body clock
clock
digital clock
doomsday clock
eight o´clock
o´clock
overclock
radio alarm clock
round-the-clock
six o´clock
ten o´clock
the clock
three o´clock
time clock
two o´clock
water clock

Synonyms and antonyms of four-o'clock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «four-o'clock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOUR-O'CLOCK

Find out the translation of four-o'clock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of four-o'clock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «four-o'clock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

四点钟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuatro en punto
570 millions of speakers

English

four-o´clock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चार बजे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الساعة الرابعة -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

четыре часа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de quatro horas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চারটা বাজে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quatre heures
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pukul empat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vier- Uhr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

四時
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

네 시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam papat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bốn giờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நான்கு மணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चार वाजता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saat dört
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quattro ore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cztery o´clock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

4:00
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

patru ora
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τέσσερις - ώρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Vier- uur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fyra - klockan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fire- klokken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of four-o'clock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUR-O'CLOCK»

The term «four-o'clock» is regularly used and occupies the 92.359 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUR-O'CLOCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «four-o'clock» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «four-o'clock» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about four-o'clock

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOUR-O'CLOCK»

Discover the use of four-o'clock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to four-o'clock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Grilled Cheese at Four O'Clock in the Morning
Sixth grader Scott copes with soccer, school, friends, and family as he learns to live with diabetes.
Judy Miller, 1996
2
The Four O'Clock Murders: A True Story of a Mormon Family's ...
Tells the story of LeBaron, who believed he was a prophet sent to purify the Mormon Church, and left, after his death, a list of people whom he believed should be murdered by his family members Texas residents are shocked when, at 4 P.M. an ...
Scott Anderson, 1992
3
Four O'Clock Friday: Original Poems
A collection of poems encompassing a wide range of subjects from teachers, grandparents, holidays, football and imaginary creatures.
John Foster, 1991
4
Using Four O'clock as a Model System to Study Petal Senescence
As a preliminary step to develop a transformation protocol for four o'clock (Mirabilis jalapa L.), the chosen model species for studying petal senescence, a regeneration protocol was developed.
Xinjia Xu, 2006
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The Grammar of the English Tense System: A Comprehensive ...
However, the precise location of the unspecified orientation time in the past time- sphere is indicated by yesterday, which refers to a durative Adv- time containing the unspecified orientation time prior to which John left.) John left at four o'clock.
Renaat Declerck, Susan Reed, Bert Cappelle, 2006
6
History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland: ...
David Hunnam, from the Old Queen's Head, Pilgrim-street, on Tuesdays at four o' clock, and Frank Makepeace, from the Wheat Sheaf, Bigg Market, on Thursdays at four o'clock. Heddon-on the -Wall. — John Morpeth, from the Old Queen's ...
Whellan, William, & Co, 1855
7
Flowering Plants: Pokeweeds, Four-o'clocks, Carpetweeds, ...
Flowering Plants contains many plants whose obscure flower parts make them exceedingly difficult to identify. The close-up illustrations of these parts will aid the user of the book immensely in identification of the species.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock, 2001
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The Future of Zero Tolerance: The Collected Short Stories of ...
t's four o'clock in the morning.” “I know. But I thought you said you wanted to get out of this rut.” “Yes. But it's four o'clock in the morning. It's four o'clock in the morning!” “So what. So, it's four o'clock in the morning. So what.” “It's too early.” “It isn't ...
Neil Baker, 2014
9
Texas Getting Started Garden Guide: Grow the Best Flowers, ...
Many gardeners in zones too cold for four o'clock to be perennial grow it as an annual because plants germinate quickly and flower through the entire summer. Four o'clock is sustained by a huge, black, tuberous root from which sturdy, pale ...
Mary Irish, 2013
10
All the Year Round
At about four o'clock the dandelion (Taraxacum dens leouis) spreads its golden blossoms to the rising sun ; and "live o'clock is announced by the flowering of the smooth hawk's-bcard (Crepis teetoriutn) growing upon the walls. Towards six ...
Charles Dickens, 1859

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOUR-O'CLOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term four-o'clock is used in the context of the following news items.
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FINCH: Deer don't dine on four-o'clock
Q. Why do most gardeners battle four-o'clock as a weed instead of embracing it as a drought tolerant summer blooming perennial? «Herald Zeitung, Jul 15»
2
Twilight gardens make sense for daytime workers
-Four-o'clock (Mirabilis jalapa) grows like a small shrub, about 2 or 3 feet tall and wide with dense branches. The funnel-shaped flowers open ... «Sioux City Journal, Jun 15»
3
Shadow sets gardens apart
Four-o'clock (Mirabilis jalapa) grows like a small shrub, about 2 or 3 feet tall and wide with dense branches. The funnel-shaped flowers open ... «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Four-O'clock [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/four-oclock>. Apr 2024 ».
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