hour

A1 · Beginner Countable noun

n. a specific point in time, often used when telling the time.

n. a specific point in time or a particular time of day.

日本語:時刻※

Español:hora

“At this hour of the night, most of the shops are closed.”

“The city is remarkably quiet at this early hour, before the morning commuters begin to fill the streets.”

A2 · Elementary Plural noun

n. the time you spend at your job or the times when a business is open.

n. the fixed or contractual periods of time dedicated to labor or business operations.

日本語:時間※

“My father works long hours at the hospital during the week.”

“The company recently revised its opening hours to accommodate customers who prefer to shop after finishing their own work day.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Plural noun Military Technical

n. a way of telling time using twenty-four hours, often used by the police or army.

n. a system of timekeeping based on a twenty-four-hour clock, typically used in military or technical contexts.

“The meeting is scheduled for fourteen-hundred hours.”

“The extraction team was ordered to reach the coordinates by zero-six-hundred hours to avoid detection by enemy patrols.”

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun American English

n. the distance you can travel in sixty minutes.

n. a measure of distance expressed by the time required to travel it at a standard speed.

“The nearest big city is about two hours away by car.”

“Living three hours from the coast makes spontaneous beach trips difficult during the busy summer season.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Literary

n. a very important time or a special moment in someone's life.

n. a significant or critical point in time, often associated with a particular event or person.

“This was her finest hour, when she finally won the gold medal.”

“In the nation's darkest hour, the leader gave a speech that restored hope to millions of citizens.”