eight o'clock

noun

The start of the ninth hour of the day; 8:00 a.m. (08:00).

“We've got a bogey at eight o'clock.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clockThe start of the ninth hour of the day; 8:00 a.m. (08:00).

    The breakfast buffet opens at eight o'clock (= "The breakfast buffet opens at 8:00 a.m.").

  2. Only in the 12-hour clockThe start of the twenty-first hour of the day; 8:00 p.m. (20:00).

    Supper was served at eight o'clock (= "Supper was served at 8:00 p.m.").

  3. informalA position to the left and behind (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 8 mark on a clock face)

    We've got a bogey at eight o'clock.

Translations

Arabic اَلسَّاعَة اَلثَّامِنَة
  • اَلسَّاعَة اَلثَّامِنَة (as-sāʕa ṯ-ṯāmina)the start of the ninth hour
Catalan les vuit
  • les vuitthe start of the ninth hour
Chinese Mandarin 八點鐘 /八点钟, 八點 /八点
  • 八點鐘 /八点钟 (bā diǎn zhōng)the start of the ninth hour
  • 八點 /八点 (bā diǎn)the start of the ninth hour
Finnish kahdeksan, kello kahdeksan
  • kahdeksanthe start of the ninth hour
  • kello kahdeksanthe start of the ninth hour
French huit heures
  • huit heuresthe start of the ninth hour
German acht Uhr, zwanzig Uhr
  • acht Uhrthe start of the ninth hour
  • zwanzig Uhrthe start of the ninth hour
Icelandic klukkan átta
  • klukkan áttathe start of the ninth hour
Japanese 八時
  • 八時 (hachi-ji)the start of the ninth hour
Korean 여덟시
  • 여덟시 (yeodeolsi)the start of the ninth hour
Latin hora octava
  • hora octavathe start of the ninth hour
Polish ósma
  • ósmathe start of the ninth hour
Portuguese oito horas
  • oito horasthe start of the ninth hour
Russian во́семь часо́в
  • во́семь часо́в (vósemʹ časóv)the start of the ninth hour
Spanish las ocho
  • las ochothe start of the ninth hour
Swedish klockan åtta
  • klockan åttathe start of the ninth hour
Vietnamese tám giờ
  • tám giờthe start of the ninth hour
Cite this entry
APA

eight o'clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eight%20o'clock

MLA

“eight o'clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eight%20o'clock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eight o'clock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eight%20o'clock.

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