nine o'clock

noun

The start of the tenth hour of the day; 9:00 a.m. (09:00).

“We've got a bogey at nine o'clock.”

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Meanings

nounnine o'clock (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIn both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clockThe start of the tenth hour of the day; 9:00 a.m. (09:00).

    The breakfast buffet opens at nine o'clock (= "The breakfast buffet opens at 9:00 a.m.").

  2. uncountableOnly in the 12-hour clockThe start of the twenty-second hour of the day; 9:00 p.m. (21:00).

    Supper was served at nine o'clock (= "Supper was served at 9:00 p.m.").

  3. informaluncountableTo the left (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 9 mark on a clock face)

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

Translations

Arabic اَلسَّاعَة اَلتَّاسِعَة
  • اَلسَّاعَة اَلتَّاسِعَة (as-sāʕa t-tāsiʕa)the start of the tenth hour
Catalan les nou
  • les nouthe start of the tenth hour
Chinese Mandarin 九點鐘 /九点钟, 九點 /九点
  • 九點鐘 /九点钟 (jiǔ diǎn zhōng)the start of the tenth hour
  • 九點 /九点 (jiǔ diǎn)the start of the tenth hour
Finnish yhdeksän, kello yhdeksän
  • yhdeksänthe start of the tenth hour
  • kello yhdeksänthe start of the tenth hour
French neuf heures
  • neuf heuresthe start of the tenth hour
German neun Uhr
  • neun Uhrthe start of the tenth hour
Icelandic klukkan níu
  • klukkan níuthe start of the tenth hour
Japanese 九時
  • 九時 (ku-ji)the start of the tenth hour
Korean 아홉시
  • 아홉시 (ahopsi)the start of the tenth hour
Latin hora nona
  • hora nonathe start of the tenth hour
Polish dziewiąta
  • dziewiątathe start of the tenth hour
Portuguese nove horas
  • nove horasthe start of the tenth hour
Russian де́вять часо́в
  • де́вять часо́в (dévjatʹ časóv)the start of the tenth hour
Spanish las nueve
  • las nuevethe start of the tenth hour
Swedish klockan nio
  • klockan niothe start of the tenth hour
Vietnamese chín giờ
  • chín giờthe start of the tenth hour
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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