LEARNit Dictionary

hour

noun
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1
A1
60 minutes; one of the 24 parts that a day is divided into
ساعت
see also half hour, kilowatt-hour, man-hour
2
A2
a period of about an hour, used for a particular purpose
ساعت, زمان
I spent my lunch hour shopping.
see also happy hour, lunch hour, rush hour
3
A2
a fixed period of time during which people work, an office is open, etc.
ساعت کاری, وقت کاری, زمان کار
Opening hours are from 10 to 6 each day.
Most people in this kind of job tend to work long hours.
The library is open during normal working hours.
What are your office hours?
a hospital’s visiting hours
Britain's licensing hours used to be very restricted.
This is the only place to get a drink after hours .
You can contact me on this number out of hours .
see also after-hours, zero-hours
4
A2
a long time
زمان طولانی, مدت طولانی
It took hours getting there.
It took us hours to find out what was wrong.
‘How long did it last?’ ‘Oh, hours and hours.’
Where have you been? I've been waiting hours.
I've been waiting for hours.
5
a particular point in time
ساعت
You can't turn him away at this hour of the night.
The hour had come for us to leave.
see also witching hour, zero hour
6
the time when something important happens
زمان مهم رخداد, لحظه سرنوشت‌ساز, زمان تعیین‌کننده, زمان مهم
This was often thought of as the country's finest hour.
She thought her last hour had come.
Don't desert me in my hour of need.
She helped me in my hour of need.
7
the time when it is exactly 1 o’clock, 2 o’clock, etc.
ساعت
The clock struck the hour.
ten minutes past the hour
There's a bus every hour on the hour
8
used when giving the time according to the 24-hour clock, usually in military or other official language
ساعت
The first missile was launched at 2300 hours .