ten o'clock

noun

The start of the eleventh hour of the day; 10:00 a.m. (10:00).

“We've got a bogey at ten o'clock.”

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Meanings

nounten o'clock (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIn both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clockThe start of the eleventh hour of the day; 10:00 a.m. (10:00).

    The morning coffee break starts at ten o'clock (= "The morning coffee break starts at 10:00 a.m.").

  2. uncountableOnly in the 12-hour clockThe start of the twenty-third hour of the day; 10:00 p.m. (22:00).

    Supper service ends at ten o'clock (= "Supper service ends at 10:00 p.m.").

  3. informaluncountableA position to the left and slightly ahead (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 10 mark on a clock face)

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

Translations

Arabic اَلسَّاعَة اَلْعَاشِرَة
  • اَلسَّاعَة اَلْعَاشِرَة (as-sāʕa l-ʕāšira)the start of the eleventh hour
Catalan les deu
  • les deuthe start of the eleventh hour
Chinese Mandarin 十點鐘 /十点钟, 十點 /十点
  • 十點鐘 /十点钟 (shí diǎn zhōng)the start of the eleventh hour
  • 十點 /十点 (shí diǎn)the start of the eleventh hour
Finnish kymmenen, kello kymmenen
  • kymmenenthe start of the eleventh hour
  • kello kymmenenthe start of the eleventh hour
French dix heures
  • dix heuresthe start of the eleventh hour
German zehn Uhr
  • zehn Uhrthe start of the eleventh hour
Icelandic klukkan tíu
  • klukkan tíuthe start of the eleventh hour
Japanese 十時
  • 十時 (jū-ji)the start of the eleventh hour
Korean 열시
  • 열시 (yeolsi)the start of the eleventh hour
Latin hora decima
  • hora decimathe start of the eleventh hour
Polish dziesiąta
  • dziesiątathe start of the eleventh hour
Portuguese dez horas
  • dez horasthe start of the eleventh hour
Spanish las diez
  • las diezthe start of the eleventh hour
Swedish klockan tio
  • klockan tiothe start of the eleventh hour
Vietnamese mười giờ
  • mười giờthe start of the eleventh hour
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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