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Meaning of ten o'clock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The start of the eleventh hour of the day; 10:00 a.m. (10:00).
    uncountable
  2. The start of the twenty-third hour of the day; 10:00 p.m. (22:00).
    uncountable
  3. A position to the left and slightly ahead (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 10 mark on a clock face)
    informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch zehn Uhr
Español las diez
Suomi kymmenen
Français dix heures
日本語 十時
한국어 열시
Polski dziesiąta
Português dez horas
Svenska klockan tio

Examples

“The morning coffee break starts at ten o'clock (= "The morning coffee break starts at 10:00 a.m.").”
“Supper service ends at ten o'clock (= "Supper service ends at 10:00 p.m.").”
“We've got a bogey at ten o'clock.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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