Definition of "hour"

Kid-friendly meaning of hour, with part of speech, syllables, and example sentences for grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8.

What does "hour" mean?

hour (noun) — sixty minutes of time.

Part of speechNoun Syllables1 (hour)

Example sentences using "hour"

Grade K–2
Wait one hour.
Grade 3–5
An hour of quiet reading every afternoon completely changed her vocabulary by the spring.
Grade 6–8
One careful hour spent really understanding something is almost always worth more than three rushed hours trying to memorize the same thing.

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