hour
Translation
hour
Examples
An hour has sixty minutes.
An hour has sixty minutes.
The meeting is in one hour.
The meeting is in one hour.
Grammar Patterns
((a/an/one)) hour a period of 60 minutes The movie is an hour long.
((in an)) hour after a period of one hour The train leaves in an hour.
Similar Words
Synonyms: sixty minutes, time; Antonyms: minute, second
Etymology
From Old French 'ore', from Latin 'hora' (hour, time), from Greek 'hṓra'.
Memory Tips
The 'h' is silent, like in 'honour'. Think of a clock face divided into 12 sections.