時間 — meaning in English

English meaning

• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
• round adjective Shaped like a circle or sphere, with no sharp corners.
• time noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.

Senses

時間 is used for these senses in English:

• break A temporary split with a romantic partner.
• period (geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
• round (sports) One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.
• time (uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
• time (countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
• time (countable) A particular moment or hour; the appropriate moment or hour for something (especially with prepositional phrase or imperfect subjunctive).

break — full definition

1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

period — full definition

1. noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
2. noun The punctuation mark "." used to end a sentence or mark an abbreviation.
3. noun A monthly episode of menstruation.
4. noun One of the timed segments a game, class, or match is divided into.
5. intj Used to show a statement is final, with nothing more to add.

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