Definitions for O'CLOCK
əˈklɒko'clock

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. o'clockadverb

   according to the clock

   "it's three o'clock in Tokyo now"

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. o'clock

   The 12-hour clock is a time convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods: a.m. (from Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday") and p.m. (from Latin post meridiem, translating to "after midday"). Each period consists of 12 hours numbered: 12 (acting as 0), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. The 12-hour clock was developed from the second millennium BC and reached its modern form in the 16th century AD. The 12-hour time convention is common in several English-speaking nations and former British colonies, as well as a few other countries. There is no widely accepted convention for how midday and midnight should be represented: in English-speaking countries, "12 p.m." indicates 12 o'clock noon, while "12 a.m." means 12 o'clock midnight.

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1. O'clock

   Of the clock

   When reading a sundial it was said it is 5 to 5 of the clock

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on January 12, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'O'CLOCK' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3461

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'O'CLOCK' in Written Corpus Frequency: #478

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'O'CLOCK' in Adverbs Frequency: #174

How to pronounce O'CLOCK?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say O'CLOCK in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of O'CLOCK in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of O'CLOCK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of O'CLOCK in a Sentence

1. Halie Soifer:

   It's a race against the clock -- we can only reenter the deal on our terms, and if we can not reenter the agreement by the end of the year, it's possible Iran may have reached a nuclear breakout capability, ultimately, the Biden administration is committed to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, which is an objective it shares with our allies, including Israel.

2. Barack Obama:

   A more serious effort against ISIS in Syria is long overdue, absent a larger coherent strategy, however, these steps may prove to be too little too late. I do not see a strategy for success, rather it seems the Administration is trying to avoid a disaster while the President runs out the clock.

3. vani:

   Dont sit like a rock,work like a clock.

4. Jaylen Brown:

   I smoked the layup, i had a good steal, was going against the clock. I just blew the layup. ... It's a tough loss. What can you say? We've got another game (Thursday).

5. Jocelyn Guest:

   Opening a business is a' round-the-clock [ job ] … so White Gold Butchers figured if White Gold Butchers all had to be here [ on Sunday nights ], White Gold Butchers might as well show the show, white Gold Butchers are a super meaty place, and ‘ Game of Thrones ’ is super meaty, so White Gold Butchers said screw it, let’s make some large-format meat and watch the show.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=O'CLOCK
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Clock