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Definition: WHAT TIME |
WHAT TIME1. When. [Obs. or Archaic] ``What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.'' --Ps. lvi. 3. What time the morn mysterious visions brings. --Pope. |
Crosswords: WHAT TIME |
| English words defined with "WHAT TIME": clock time ♦ go away, go forth ♦ leave, lunch ♦ time ♦ What time as, Whensoever. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "WHAT TIME": master control engineer, MASTER CONTROL OPERATOR ♦ squirt the bird ♦ Voted, time of day. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Time?! What time do you think we have (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; writing credit: Frances Walsh) Excellent. What time does that finish (Sliding Doors; writing credit: Peter Howitt.) Do you tell a football what time the game is (Caroline in the City; writing credit: Angela Carneiro) Where have you been? I was up all night worried sick. Do you know what time it is (Dead Man on Campus; writing credit: Anthony Abrams; Adam Larson Broder) What time is it (Thank God It's Friday; writing credit: Armyan Bernstein) | |
Lyrics | No matter what time of day or night it's true (I Wanna Be Down; performing artist: Brandy) I really don't know what time it was, woh, oh, (Misty mountain hop; performing artist: Led Zeppelin) | |
Clever | A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure. (references; author: unknown) | |
Tongue Twisters | What time does the wristwatch strap shop shut? (references; author: unknown) | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Plutarch | Pythagoras, when he was asked what time was, answered that it was the soul of this world. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | What time is it |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | He asked, what time was usually spent in determining between right and wrong, and what degree of expense |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Studies of the natural history of hyperparathyroidism are yielding information about how often and over what time course the mild syndrome remains benign. (references) | |
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Expressions using "WHAT TIME": at what time ♦ what time as ♦ what time do we reach? ♦ what time do you close? ♦ what time do you open? ♦ what time is it? ♦ what time will you come?. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
what time is it | 891 |
what time is it around the world | 54 |
what time is it now | 15 |
what time is it right now | 11 |
what time is it there | 4 |
what time is it in turkey | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "WHAT TIME"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | hoe laat. (various references) | |
Albanian | ç'orë. (various references) | |
Basque | ordutan (at time, at what time). (various references) | |
Danish | hvad er klokken? (what time is it?). (various references) | |
Dutch | hoe laat. (various references) | |
Esperanto | kioma horo. (various references) | |
Finnish | paljonko kello on (what time is it? what is the time? could you tell me what time it isis?), milloin syötte päivällistä? (what time do you have dinner?). (various references) | |
French | quelle heure. (various references) | |
Greek | τι ώρα κλείνετε; (what time do you close?), τι ώρα φθάνουμε στο; (what time do we reach?), τι ώρα είναι; (what time is it?), τι ώρα ανοίγετε; (what time do you open?), τί ώρα είναι (what time is it? What's the t). (various references) | |
Haitian Creole | kilè (time, when). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 何時 (how soon, what time?, when). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | な"どき. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | atwhay imetay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | quehorassão? (what time is it?), a que horas (at what time). (various references) | |
Quechua | imura. (various references) | |
Romanian | la ce orã o sã vii? (what time will you come?), cât e ceasul (what time is it?, what's the time?). (various references) | |
Somali | immisadii. (various references) | |
Spanish | qué hora es? (what time is it?), ¿qué hora es? (what time is it?), ?qué hora es? (what time is it?). (various references) | |
Swedish | hur mycket är klockan? (what time is it?). (various references) | |
Turkish | kaçta (at what, at what time). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 2, Verse 7 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Tote hrwdhV laqra kalesaV touV magouV hkribwsen par autwn ton cronon tou fainomenou asteroV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Tunc Herodes clam vocatis magis diligenter didicit ab eis tempus stellae quae apparuit eis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Herodes þa cleopede on sunder-spræceþa tungel-witegan. & befran hyo geornehwanne se steorre heom ateowede. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thanne Eroude clepide pryueli the astromyens, and lernyde bisili of hem the tyme of the sterre that apperide to hem. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Then Herod prevely called the wyse men and dyligetly enquyred of them ye tyme of the starre that appered |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen. |
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| Language | Matthew Chapter 2, Verse 7 |
| Cebuano | Ug sa tago gipatawag ni Herodes ang mga mago, ug gikan kanila iyang nasayran ang panahon kanus-a mipakita ang bitoon. |
| Chinese | 當 下 希 律 暗 暗 的 召 了 博 士 來 、 細 問 那 星 是 " 麼 時 候 出 現 的 。 |
| Croatian | Tada Herod potajno dozva mudrace i razazna od njih vrijeme kad se pojavila zvijezda. |
| Danish | Da kaldte Herodes hemmeligt de vise og fik af dem nøje Besked om Tiden, da Stjernen havde ladet sig til Syne. |
| Dutch | Toen heeft Herodes de wijzen heimelijk geroepen, en vernam naarstiglijk van hen den tijd, wanneer de ster verschenen was; |
| Finnish | Silloin Herodes kutsui salaa tietäjät tykönsä ja tutkiskeli heiltä tarkoin, mihin aikaan tähti oli ilmestynyt. |
| French | Alors Hérode fit appeler en secret les mages, et s`enquit soigneusement auprès d`eux depuis combien de temps l`étoile brillait. |
| German | Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich und erlernte mit Fleiß von ihnen, wann der Stern erschienen wäre, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sesudah mendapat keterangan itu, Herodes memanggil ahli-ahli bintang dari Timur itu secara diam-diam. Lalu ia bertanya kepada mereka kapan tepatnya bintang itu mulai kelihatan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Kemudian daripada itu dirahasiakan oleh Herodes memanggil segala orang majus, lalu diselidikinya dengan teliti ketika mana yang telah kelihatan bintang itu. |
| Italian | Allora Erode, chiamati segretamente i Magi, si fece dire con esattezza da loro il tempo in cui era apparsa la stella |
| Manx Gaelic | Eisht hug Herod fys follit er ny deiney creeney, as deysht eh ad dy imneagh mychione y traa haink yn rollage rish. |
| Maori | Na, ka oti nga Maki te karanga puku e Herora, ka uia marietia ratou ki te wa i puta mai ai te whetu. |
| Norwegian | Da kalte Herodes hemmelig vismennene til sig og spurte dem nøie om tiden da stjernen hadde vist sig; |
| Portuguese | Então Herodes chamou secretamente os magos, e deles inquiriu com precisão acerca do tempo em que a estrela aparecera; |
| Rumanian | Atunci Irod a chemat kn ascuns pe magi, wi a aflat kntocmai dela ei vremea kn care se arqtase steaua. |
| Shuar | Nuna Tuíniakui Irutis ti neka apachin úusan, Urutía yaa emka Wáinkiamarum tusa aniasarmiayi. |
| Swahili | Hapo, Herode aliwaita faraghani hao wataalamu wa nyota, akawauliza wakati hasa ile nyota ilipowatokea. |
| Swedish | Då kallade Herodes hemligen till sig de vise männen och utfrågade dem noga om tiden då stjärnan hade visat sig. |
| Uma | Kana'epe-na Herodes lolita toe, nakio' bongo-ramo to nginca mponaa betue' toera mpohirua' -ki bona uma ra'incai tau ntani' -na. Napekune' -ra ba nto'uma mpu'u betue' toe lomo' -na mehupa'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-i-m-t-t-w" | |
-3 letters: matte, tawie, theta, tithe, wheat, white, withe. | |
-4 letters: ahem, amie, eath, emit, haem, haet, hame, hate, heat, item, mate, math, matt, meat, meta, meth, mite, mitt, tame, tate, team, teat, teth, thae, that, thaw, them, thew, time, twae, twit, wait, wame, watt, wham, what, whet, whim, whit, wite, with. | |
-5 letters: aim, ait, ami. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-h-i-m-t-t-w" | |
+4 letters: bantamweight. | |
+5 letters: bantamweights, mouthwatering. | |
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