Meaning & Definition of Hour in English
English⟶
Hour
/aʊər/
noun
1. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
- "The job will take more than an hour"
synonym:
- hour,
- hr,
- 60 minutes
2. Clock time
- "The hour is getting late"
synonym:
- hour,
- time of day
3. A special and memorable period
- "It was their finest hour"
synonym:
- hour
4. Distance measured by the time taken to cover it
- "We live an hour from the airport"
- "Its just 10 minutes away"
synonym:
- hour,
- minute
Examples of using
We can be there in an hour.
We've been waiting in line for over an hour.
We've been standing here for more than an hour and the line has barely moved.