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hour

час

Meaning of hour

sixty minutes

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EN-UK/ˈaʊə/
EN-US/ˈaʊɚ/
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hour with Russian translation

hour usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Обычно я жду автобус примерно час.

I usually wait an hour for the bus.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Он никогда не тратит на домашнюю работу целый час.

He never spends a whole hour on his homework.

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hour belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

hourчас
onceодин раз
every dayкаждый день
every monthкаждый месяц
right nowпрямо сейчас
secondсекунда
monthмесяц

hour synonyms

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o'clock
Used to say the exact hour on the clock (e.g., three o'clock)
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🇬🇧en

Used to say the exact hour on the clock (e.g., three o'clock)

A1Often

She arrives at seven o'clock.

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hour meaning: what does it mean?

sixty minutes

hour pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

hour is pronounced as /ˈaʊə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

hour definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I usually wait an hour for the bus. Translation: Обычно я жду автобус примерно час.

Is hour part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?

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