hour
US /ˈaʊɚ/
Definition
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The drive from the airport to the hotel takes about an hour.
Word Family
Collocations
- Easy one hour laterdescribing one hour later (the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number)
- Medium regular business hoursdescribing regular business hours (a regular patron)
- Hard peak hour congestion surchargeto peak hour congestion surcharge, meaning to to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
- Very Hard eleventh hour compromise averting disasterdescribing eleventh hour compromise averting disaster (position 11 in a countable series of things)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.