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The art class lasted one hour.
What does Hour mean?
An hour is a unit of time equal to 60 minutes.
Dictionary definition
An hour is a period of 60 minutes, one of the 24 equal divisions of a day. Hour can also mean a particular time, an activity period such as lunch hour, a class session, the hours when a place is open or people work, the travel distance covered in that amount of time, or an informally long time in phrases such as took hours. In astronomy, an hour can measure right ascension along the celestial equator.
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Hour in a sentence
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There are 24 hours in a day.
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Check the pool’s opening hours before you leave.
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The town is about two hours away by bus.
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The professor uses office hours to answer students’ questions.
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Astronomers can express right ascension in hours, minutes, and seconds.
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Sorting the donated books took hours.
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How long is one standard hour?
One hour equals 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds.
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What does hours mean in “The clinic posts its hours online” ?
Opening or business hours are the regular times when a place operates.
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Why can a town be “two hours away” ?
People often describe travel distance by the time normally needed to cover it.
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WordHour.
Partnoun.
MeaningHour means An hour is a unit of time equal to 60 minutes.
ExampleExample: The art class lasted one hour.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- ow · er
- Strongest beat
- ow
- Ending
- er
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on ow.
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Synonyms
Words like Hour
sixty minutesAn exact equivalent for the standard time-unit sense.
timeClose when hour means a particular point or period, as in the hour of departure.
Antonym review
Does Hour have an opposite?
Hour has no direct antonym. Minute, day, and second are different units, while closed contrasts with open only in the phrase opening hours.
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Word family
Hour word family
Base word
hour
noun
hours
More than one hour; hours can also mean a regular period of work or opening.
adjective
hourly
Happening every hour or calculated for each hour, as in an hourly rate.
adjective
hour-long
Lasting for one hour.
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Hint for students
Look for 60 minutes, a clock time, an activity period, opening times, estimated travel time, or hours meaning a long time.
Common mix-up
Hour begins with a vowel sound because h is silent, so write an hour. Hour and our sound alike in many accents, but our shows possession.
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Students match six activities with reasonable durations, convert each hour value to minutes, and explain one example of opening hours or travel time.
Teacher prompt
Compare “The lesson lasted an hour,” “The store’s hours changed,” and “The museum is an hour away.” What does hour measure or describe in each sentence?
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