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Meaning of three o'clock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The start of the fourth hour of the day; 3:00 a.m. (03:00).
    uncountable
  2. The start of the sixteenth hour of the day; 3:00 p.m. (15:00).
    uncountable
  3. To the right (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 3 mark on a clock face)
    informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch drei Uhr
Español las tres
Suomi kolme
Français trois heures
日本語 三時
한국어 세시
Polski trzecia
Português três horas
Русский три часа́
Svenska klockan tre

Examples

“The front desk closes at three o'clock (= "The front desk closes at 3:00 a.m.").”
“The next train comes at three o'clock (= "The next train comes at 15:00").”
“We've got a bogey at three o'clock.”

CEFR level

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

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