seven o'clock

noun

The start of the eighth hour of the day; 7:00 a.m. (07:00).

“We've got a bogey at seven o'clock.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clockThe start of the eighth hour of the day; 7:00 a.m. (07:00).

    The breakfast buffet opens at seven o'clock (= "The breakfast buffet opens at 7:00 a.m.").

  2. Only in the 12-hour clockThe start of the twentieth hour of the day; 7:00 p.m. (19:00).

    Supper was served at seven o'clock (= "Supper was served at 7:00 p.m.").

  3. informalA position behind and slightly to the left (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 7 mark on a clock face)

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

Translations

Arabic اَلسَّاعَة اَلسَّابِعَة
  • اَلسَّاعَة اَلسَّابِعَة (as-sāʕa s-sābiʕa)the start of the eighth hour
Catalan les set
  • les setthe start of the eighth hour
Chinese Mandarin 七點鐘 /七点钟, 七點 /七点
  • 七點鐘 /七点钟 (qī diǎn zhōng)the start of the eighth hour
  • 七點 /七点 (qī diǎn)the start of the eighth hour
Finnish seitsemän, kello seitsemän
  • seitsemänthe start of the eighth hour
  • kello seitsemänthe start of the eighth hour
French sept heures
  • sept heuresthe start of the eighth hour
German sieben Uhr
  • sieben Uhrthe start of the eighth hour
Icelandic klukkan sjö
  • klukkan sjöthe start of the eighth hour
Japanese 七時
  • 七時 (shichi-ji)the start of the eighth hour
Korean 일곱시
  • 일곱시 (ilgopsi)the start of the eighth hour
Latin hora septima
  • hora septimathe start of the eighth hour
Polish siódma
  • siódmathe start of the eighth hour
Portuguese sete horas
  • sete horasthe start of the eighth hour
Spanish las siete
  • las sietethe start of the eighth hour
Swedish klockan sju
  • klockan sjuthe start of the eighth hour
Vietnamese bảy giờ
  • bảy giờthe start of the eighth hour
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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