hours
Translation
hours
Examples
The trip took three hours.
The trip took three hours.
What are the store's hours?
What are the store's hours?
We waited for hours.
We waited for hours.
Grammar Patterns
((number)) hours a specific duration of time The meeting lasted two hours.
((business/opening)) hours the time a business is open What are your office hours?
((for)) hours for a very long time I studied for hours.
Similar Words
Synonyms: time, period
Etymology
The plural form of 'hour'.
Memory Tips
This is the plural of 'hour', but it's also commonly used to mean 'a long time' or 'business opening times'.