noon
Noon refers to the exact middle of the day, specifically 12:00 PM. It is the time when the sun is usually at its highest point in the sky and marks the end of the morning.
Beispiele
3 von 5I usually eat my lunch at noon every day.
I usually eat my lunch at 12:00 PM every day.
The conference will begin promptly at noon.
The conference will start exactly at 12:00 PM.
Let's meet for coffee around noon.
Let's meet for coffee at about 12:00 PM.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of the two 'o's in noon as the two zeros in 12:00.
Schnelles Quiz
The sun is at its highest point in the sky at ______.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: noon
Beispiele
I usually eat my lunch at noon every day.
everydayI usually eat my lunch at 12:00 PM every day.
The conference will begin promptly at noon.
formalThe conference will start exactly at 12:00 PM.
Let's meet for coffee around noon.
informalLet's meet for coffee at about 12:00 PM.
The temperature was measured at solar noon for consistency.
academicThe temperature was measured when the sun was highest for consistency.
Please submit the report by noon on Wednesday.
businessPlease turn in the report before 12:00 PM on Wednesday.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
High noon
Exactly mid-day (often used to describe a time of confrontation)
Morning, noon, and night
All the time; throughout the entire day
Twelve noon
A redundant but common way to specify 12:00 PM
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Noon is 12:00 in the day (light), while midnight is 12:00 in the night (dark).
Noon is a specific point in time (12:00), while afternoon is the period of time following it.
Nutzungshinweise
Noon is almost always used with the preposition 'at'. It is often preferred over '12 PM' in casual speech to avoid confusion with midnight.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often say 'in noon' instead of 'at noon'. Additionally, some mistakenly label 12:00 PM as '12 AM'.
Merkhilfe
Think of the two 'o's in noon as the two zeros in 12:00.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Latin 'nona hora' (ninth hour), which originally referred to 3:00 PM in the Roman prayer system before shifting to mean midday.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In many Western cultures, noon is the standard time for a lunch break from work or school.
Schnelles Quiz
The sun is at its highest point in the sky at ______.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: noon
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