eleven o'clock

noun

The start of the twelfth hour of the day; 11:00 a.m. (11:00).

“We've got a bogey at eleven o'clock.”

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Meanings

nouneleven o'clock (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIn both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clockThe start of the twelfth hour of the day; 11:00 a.m. (11:00).

    Breakfast service ends at eleven o'clock (= "Breakfast service ends at 11:00 a.m.").

  2. uncountableOnly in the 12-hour clockThe start of the twenty-fourth hour of the day; 11:00 p.m. (23:00).

    Supper service ends at eleven o'clock (= "Supper service ends at 11:00 p.m.").

  3. informaluncountableA position ahead and slightly to the left (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 11 mark on a clock face)

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

  4. uncountableMoss-rose purslane, a flowering plant of species Portulaca grandiflora

Translations

Arabic السَاعَة الحَادِيَة عَشَرَة
  • السَاعَة الحَادِيَة عَشَرَة (al-sāʕa l-ḥādiya ʕašara)the start of the twelfth hour
Catalan les onze
  • les onzethe start of the twelfth hour
Chinese Mandarin 十一點鐘 /十一点钟, 十一點 /十一点
  • 十一點鐘 /十一点钟 (shíyī diǎn zhōng)the start of the twelfth hour
  • 十一點 /十一点 (shíyī diǎn)the start of the twelfth hour
Finnish yksitoista, kello yksitoista
  • yksitoistathe start of the twelfth hour
  • kello yksitoistathe start of the twelfth hour
French onze heures
  • onze heuresthe start of the twelfth hour
German elf Uhr
  • elf Uhrthe start of the twelfth hour
Icelandic klukkan ellefu
  • klukkan ellefuthe start of the twelfth hour
Japanese 十一時
  • 十一時 (jūichi-ji)the start of the twelfth hour
Korean 열한시
  • 열한시 (yeolhansi)the start of the twelfth hour
Latin hora undecima
  • hora undecimathe start of the twelfth hour
Polish jedenasta
  • jedenastathe start of the twelfth hour
Portuguese onze horas
  • onze horasthe start of the twelfth hour
Spanish las once
  • las oncethe start of the twelfth hour
Swedish klockan elva
  • klockan elvathe start of the twelfth hour
Vietnamese mười một giờ
  • mười một giờthe start of the twelfth hour
Cite this entry
APA

eleven o'clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eleven%20o'clock

MLA

“eleven o'clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eleven%20o'clock. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eleven o'clock,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eleven%20o'clock.

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