five o'clock

noun

The start of the sixth hour of the day; 5:00 a.m. (05:00).

“We've got a bogey at five o'clock.”

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Meanings

nounfive o'clock (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIn both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clockThe start of the sixth hour of the day; 5:00 a.m. (05:00).

    The breakfast buffet opens at five o'clock (= "The breakfast buffet opens at 5:00 a.m.").

  2. uncountableOnly in the 12-hour clockThe start of the eighteenth hour of the day; 5:00 p.m. (17:00).

    The next train comes at five o'clock (= "The next train comes at 17:00").

  3. informaluncountableA position behind and slightly to the right (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 5 mark on a clock face)

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

Translations

Arabic اَلسَّاعَة اَلْخَامِسَة
  • اَلسَّاعَة اَلْخَامِسَة (as-sāʕa l-ḵāmisa)the start of the sixth hour
Catalan les cinc
  • les cincthe start of the sixth hour
Chinese Mandarin 五點鐘 /五点钟, 五點 /五点
  • 五點鐘 /五点钟 (jiǔ diǎn zhōng)the start of the sixth hour
  • 五點 /五点 (jiǔ diǎn)the start of the sixth hour
Finnish viisi, kello viisi
  • viisithe start of the sixth hour
  • kello viisithe start of the sixth hour
French cinq heures
  • cinq heuresthe start of the sixth hour
German fünf Uhr
  • fünf Uhrthe start of the sixth hour
Icelandic klukkan fimm
  • klukkan fimmthe start of the sixth hour
Japanese 五時
  • 五時 (go-ji)the start of the sixth hour
Korean 다섯시
  • 다섯시 (daseotsi)the start of the sixth hour
Latin hora quinta
  • hora quintathe start of the sixth hour
Polish piąta
  • piątathe start of the sixth hour
Portuguese cinco horas
  • cinco horasthe start of the sixth hour
Spanish las cinco
  • las cincothe start of the sixth hour
Swedish klockan fem
  • klockan femthe start of the sixth hour
Vietnamese năm giờ
  • năm giờthe start of the sixth hour
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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