five o'clock
faɪv əˈklɑk
five o'clock: position behind and slightly to the right
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Definition of five o'clock - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
evening timethe start of the eighteenth hour of the day
  • The meeting is scheduled for five o'clock.
dusk evening twilight
2.
clock positionTECH.position behind and slightly to the rightTECH.
  • The car was approaching from my five o'clock.
aft backward rearward
3.
morning timeRarethe start of the sixth hour of the dayRare
  • I wake up at five o'clock every morning.
dawn
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    position behind and slightly to the right

Expressions with five o'clock

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five o'clock shadown.
stubble appearing on a face by evening
By evening, he had a noticeable five o'clock shadow.
it's five o'clock somewhereexp.
used to justify drinking at any time
Why not have a cocktail? It's five o'clock somewhere!
at five o'clock sharpadv.
happening exactly at 5:00, not earlier or later
The meeting starts at five o'clock sharp.

Expressions with five

take fivev.
take a short break from an activity
Let's take five before we continue the meeting.
gimme fiveexp.
slang for give me a high-five
After scoring, he shouted, 'Gimme five!' and raised his hand.
tight fiven.
the five forwards in a rugby scrum
The tight five dominated the scrum in the match.
one down, five to gointj.
shows finishing one task with more left to do
One down, five to go!
five foot nothingn.
very short person, about five feet tall or less
My grandma is a five foot nothing with a big personality.
give me fiveexp.
ask for a high-five
After scoring, she turned to her friend and said, 'Give me five!'

Expressions with o'clock

beer o'clockn.
appropriate time for a beer
We all agreed it was beer o'clock.
stupid o'clockn.
time considered unreasonable, often late night or early morning
I had to wake up at stupid o'clock for my flight.
five o'clock shadown.
stubble appearing on a face by evening
By evening, he had a noticeable five o'clock shadow.
it is 5 o'clock somewhereexp.
used to justify drinking alcohol at any time
It's only 10 AM, but it is 5 o'clock somewhere!
it's five o'clock somewhereexp.
used to justify drinking at any time
Why not have a cocktail? It's five o'clock somewhere!
the 9 o'clock watershedn.
time after which adult content may be shown on TV
The movie will air after the 9 o'clock watershed.
eight o'clockn.
the start of the ninth hour of the day
The meeting is scheduled for eight o'clock.
eleven o'clockn.
the start of the twelfth hour of the day
The meeting is scheduled for eleven o'clock in the morning.
four o'clockn.
the start of the seventeenth hour of the day
The meeting is scheduled for four o'clock in the afternoon.
nine o'clockn.
time equal to nine hours after midnight or midday
We agreed to meet at nine o'clock sharp..

Terms related to five o'clock

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clockfifthafternoondayeveninghournightfallsunsettimealignmentanglebearing

Examples of five o'clock in a sentence

  • The train departs at five o'clock sharp.
  • The plane appeared at my five o'clock position.
  • He noticed a shadow at his five o'clock.
  • The clock struck five o'clock, signaling the dawn.
  • She always leaves the house at five o'clock sharp.

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  1. French:cinq heures, cinq heures du matin, ...
  2. German:fünf Uhr, fünf Uhr morgens, ...
  3. Italian:cinque, ore cinque, ...
  4. Spanish:cinco en punto, ...
  5. Portuguese:cinco horas, cinco da manhã, ...
  6. Chinese:五点钟, 五点方向, ...
  7. Japanese:5時, 五時の方向, ...
  8. Arabic:السَّاعَةُ الخَامِسَة, خَمسَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:שָׁעָה חָמֵשׁ, כִּיוּוּן הַשָּׁעָה חָמֵשׁ, ...
  10. Russian:пять часов, ...
  11. Ukrainian:п'ята година, п'ята ранку, ...
  12. Hindi:शाम के पाँच बजे, पांच बजे की स्थिति, ...

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