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Meaning of "hour" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOUR

From Old French hore, from Latin hōra, from Greek: season.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUR

hour  [aʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hour 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 HOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hour

Hour

The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds. It is approximately 1/24 of a mean solar day. An hour in the Universal Coordinated Time time standard can include a negative or positive leap second, and may therefore have a duration of 3,599 or 3,601 seconds for adjustment purposes. Although it is not a standard defined by the International System of Units, the hour is a unit accepted for use with SI, represented by the symbol h.

Definition of hour in the English dictionary

The first definition of hour in the dictionary is a period of time equal to 3600 seconds; 1⁄24th of a calendar day related adjectives horal horary. Other definition of hour is any of the points on the face of a timepiece that indicate intervals of 60 minutes. Hour is also the time of day as indicated by a watch, clock, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUR

houmus
hound
hound´s-tongue
hound´s-tooth check
houndfish
hounds
houngan
Hounslow
Houphouet-Boigny
hour angle
hour circle
hour hand
hourglass
hourglass figure
houri
hourlong
hourly
hourly worker
hourplate
hours

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUR

amour
armour
behaviour
colour
flour
four
glamour
guest of honour
happy hour
harbour
honour
humour
labour
our
pour
retour
sense of humour
sour
tour
your

Synonyms and antonyms of hour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUR

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

Translator English - Chinese

小时
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hora
570 millions of speakers

English

hour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घंटे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَاعَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

час
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘন্টা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

heure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

jam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stunde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一時間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ora
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

godzina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

година
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ώρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

timme
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

time
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUR»

The term «hour» is very widely used and occupies the 433 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of hour
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «hour».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hour» 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 hour

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10 QUOTES WITH «HOUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hour.
1
Criss Angel
And you know, I'm so used to going 100 miles an hour in every direction and sleeping you know, two, three hours a night, and that's the way I live.
2
Joan Armatrading
Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet.
3
Linwood Barclay
We're half an hour from Toronto, which offers everything you could want from a city, and a couple of hours from beautiful vacation country. We have it all here, plus George W. Bush is not our president.
4
Madison Smartt Bell
John Fahey, thought during his lifetime to be possibly more than a little crazy, was the author of some thirty albums of gnomically introverted droning guitar instrumentals, which I listened to heavily in my teens and twenties; I even produced an hour or so of banjo music in an imitative John Fahey style.
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Edgar Bergen
So many people are working in vaudeville today that I looked for three weeks to book enough acts for an hour bill and didn't have them until the night before we opened in Buffalo and money was no object!
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Steve Berry
I'm a morning person because I learned to write my novels while still practicing law. I would get to the office at 6:30 a.m. and write until other people arrived, around 9. Now I still do that. I start at 6:30 or 7, and I'll write until 11, then take an hour off, then work until about 2 p.m. By then my brain has had enough.
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Tony Blair
We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world.
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Bjorn Borg
I play tennis five hours a week, from Monday to Friday, for one hour every day. I like to be fit. If I can't exercise, I feel bad - I need to sweat and run to feel like I'm in good shape.
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Victor Borge
I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.
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Eugene Cernan
I hold the world speed record downhill, in a Rover. I think it was 17 kilometers per hour, downhill.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUR»

Discover the use of hour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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11th Hour: (Women's Murder Club 11)
Is one of Detective Lindsay Boxer's colleagues a vicious killer? She won't know until the 11th hour. A notorious drug dealer is gunned down using a weapon taken from the evidence locker in Lindsay's own department!
James Patterson, 2012
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Eleventh Hour
As costumed guests gather for Horace the elephant's eleventh birthday party, a curious mystery is revealed, in a puzzle that features picture clues and a rhyming text.
Graeme Base, 1993
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The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join ...
Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, this book is the blueprint.
Timothy Ferriss, 2011
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The 4-hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, ...
Presents a practical but unusual guide to mastering food and cooking featuring recipes and cooking tricks from world-renowned chefs.
Timothy Ferriss, 2012
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Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore
This is a clever and whimsical tale with a big heart' The Economist Shortlisted for the LA Times Book Award for First Fiction.
Robin Sloan, 2012
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The 8-Hour Diet: Watch the Pounds Disappear Without Watching ...
In the book, readers will find motivating strategies, delicious recipes, and an 8-minute workout routine to maximize calorie burn.
David Zinczenko, Peter Moore, 2012
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The 4-Hour Body: An uncommon guide to rapid fat-loss, ...
DO NOT READ THIS BOOK UNLESS YOU WANT IMMEDIATE RESULTS If you want real change follow The 4-Hour Body. It will enable you to reach your physical and genetic potential with as little as four hours of effort a month.
Timothy Ferriss, 2011
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The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who ...
Originally published in 1981, The 36-Hour Day was the first book of its kind. Thirty years later, with dozens of other books on the market, it remains the definitive guide for people caring for someone with dementia.
Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins, 2011
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Eleventh Hour CISSP: Study Guide
Eleventh Hour CISSP provides you with a study guide keyed directly to the most current version of the CISSP exam. This book is streamlined to include only core certification information and is presented for ease of last minute studying.
Eric Conrad, Seth Misenar, Joshua Feldman, 2013
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4 Months to a 4-hour Marathon
An updated handbook for distance runners describes how to select a marathon in which to compete, offers a training timetable and schedule for getting ready for the race, and provides practical advice on diet, training, pace, fluids, and ...
Dave Kuehls, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hour is used in the context of the following news items.
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Happy Hour Is Legal Again in Illinois | TIME
If you live in Illinois, you haven't been able to grab a drink after work with buddies to blow off steam and snap up cheaper “happy hour” deals for ... «TIME, Jul 15»
2
'Happy hour' back in Illinois for first time since 1989 | Chicago
They may not agree on a state budget, but lawmakers and the governor are on the same page about happy hour. Gov. Bruce Rauner on ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
3
Highway 371 to close for a hour starting at 10 a.m. | Brainerd Dispatch
Highway 371 will close in both directions at Hole-in-the-Day for about an hour starting at 10 a.m. today to allow installation of power lines on ... «Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Live: Rush-hour news, travel and sport from Coventry and …
Keep up to date with the latest traffic news from Coventry and Warwickshire and beyond with our daily rush-hour live blog. We are with you in ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
WA hostage drama enters fifth hour - 9news.com.au
A man who may be armed with explosives has kept a hostage captive and held police at bay for more than five hours in the West Australian city ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
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Obama eagerly pitches Iran nuclear deal in hour-long press …
An hour or so into a presidential press conference on the details of the agreement Wednesday, Obama looked like he didn't want it to end. «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
7
Driver unhurt after overturning Audi in Sale at morning rush-hour
No-one was injured in the crash, but Marsland Road and Brooklands Road were partially blocked at morning rush-hour, causing tailbacks ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
8
Woman dies in 24 Hour Fitness steam room, isn't found for a day …
A Denver woman passed out and later died in the steam room of a 24 Hour Fitness, according to police, and she wasn't discovered until the ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
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Police helicopter and dog unit in two hour search after car crash …
After a two hour search a 26-year-old man, of no fixed abode and a 23-year-old woman from Hucknall were found by the police dogs in dense ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
10
4-hour power outage planned in Huron for upgrade work - KSFY.com
NorthWestern Energy has planned upgrades to its underground electric system. The outage, which will affect an area in the southwest area of ... «KSFY, Jul 15»

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