時間 — meaning in English

English meaning

• hour noun A unit of time equal to sixty minutes, one twenty-fourth of a day.
• run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
• 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:

• hour (time) A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
• hour (Christianity, in the plural) The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.
• time (uncountable, with, possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
• time (countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
• time (uncountable) The duration of time of a given day that has passed; the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device.

hour — full definition

1. noun A unit of time equal to sixty minutes, one twenty-fourth of a day.
2. noun A particular point in time, or a moment associated with something significant.
3. noun The current time of day.
4. noun A period of time worked, especially as counted for pay.

run — full definition

1. verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
2. verb To manage or be in charge of something.
3. verb To operate or function, especially of a machine, program, or system.
4. verb To flow, as a liquid does.
5. noun An act of running.

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