one o'clock

noun

The start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).

“We've got a bogey at one o'clock.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clockThe start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).

    The bar closes at one o'clock (= "The bar closes at 1:00 a.m.").

  2. Only in the 12-hour clockThe start of the fourteenth hour of the day; 1:00 p.m. (13:00).

    The next train comes at one o'clock (= "The next train comes at 13:00").

  3. informalA position ahead and slightly rightward (horizontal clock orientation) or almost directly above (vertical clock orientation) (from the location of the 1 mark on a clock face)

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

  4. informalA dandelion.

Translations

Arabic اَلسَّاعَة اَلْوَاحِدَة
  • اَلسَّاعَة اَلْوَاحِدَةthe start of the second hour
Bulgarian еди́н часа́
  • еди́н часа́ (edín časá)the start of the second hour
Catalan la una
  • la unathe start of the second hour
Chinese Cantonese 一點 /一点, 一點鐘 /一点钟
  • 一點 /一点 (jat¹ dim²)the start of the second hour
  • 一點鐘 /一点钟 (jat¹ dim² zung¹)the start of the second hour
Chinese Mandarin 一點鐘 /一点钟, 一點 /一点
  • 一點鐘 /一点钟 (yī diǎnzhōng)the start of the second hour
  • 一點 /一点 (yī diǎn)the start of the second hour
  • 一時 /一时 (yī shí)the start of the second hour
Finnish yksi, kello yksi
  • yksithe start of the second hour
  • kello yksithe start of the second hour
French une heure
  • une heurethe start of the second hour
German ein Uhr
  • ein Uhrthe start of the second hour
Greek μία η ώρα
  • μία η ώρα (mía i óra)the start of the second hour
Hindi एक बजा
  • एक बजा (ek bajā)the start of the second hour
Icelandic klukkan eitt
  • klukkan eittthe start of the second hour
Irish a haon a chlog
  • a haon a chlogthe start of the second hour
Japanese 一時
  • 一時 (ichi-ji)the start of the second hour
Korean 한시
  • 한시 (hansi)the start of the second hour
Latin hora prima
  • hora primathe start of the second hour
Persian ساعت یک
  • ساعت یک (sâ'at yek)the start of the second hour
Polish pierwsza
  • pierwszathe start of the second hour
Portuguese uma hora
  • uma horathe start of the second hour
Russian час, оди́н час
  • час (čas)the start of the second hour
  • оди́н час (odín čas)the start of the second hour
Spanish la una
  • la unathe start of the second hour
Swedish klockan ett
  • klockan ettthe start of the second hour
Thai หนึ่งนาฬิกา
  • หนึ่งนาฬิกา (nèung naalígaa)the start of the second hour
Turkish saat bir
  • saat birthe start of the second hour
Ukrainian годи́на, пе́рша
  • годи́на (hodýna)the start of the second hour
  • пе́рша (pérša)the start of the second hour
Urdu ایک بجا
  • ایک بجا (ek bajā)the start of the second hour
Vietnamese một giờ
  • một giờthe start of the second hour
Welsh un o'r gloch
  • un o'r glochthe start of the second hour
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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