(sometimes abbreviated tohrwhen written)

1 sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: “He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning”
uur

2 the time at which a particular thing happens: “when the hour for action arrives”
uur

'hourly (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

(happening or done) every hour: “Take his temperature hourly”
per uur, elk uur

'hour-glass (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a device that measures time in hours by passing sand from one glass container through a narrow tube into a lower container.
zandloper

hour hand

the smaller of the two hands of a watch or clock, which shows the time in hours.
kleine (klokke)wijzer

at all hours

at irregular times, especially late at night: “He comes home at all hours.”
op onmogelijke tijden; volgens eigen goeddunken; heel laat

for hours

for a very long time: “We waited for hours for the train.”
urenlang

on the hour

at exactly one, two, three etc o'clock: “Buses leave here for London on the hour until 10 o'clock in the evening.”
elk uur
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the hour	de stonde (v) ; tijdsbestek van een uur (znw.) ; het uur
hour	h (Afkorting) ; uur

Bronnen: MWB; interglot; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.




EN: lesson

EN: hours on end NL: uren achtereen
EN: small hours NL: uren na twaalven 's nachts
EN: keep early (etc.) hours NL: vroeg (etc.) naar bed gaan en opstaan
EN: in an evil hour NL: te kwader ure
EN: zero hour NL: uur nul