week

UK /wiːk/ US /wik/

noun 5intj 1

Definitions

noun

Any period of seven consecutive days.

Holonyms: megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond

Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day, weekday < weekend

A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday.

A period of five days beginning with Monday.

A subdivision of the month into longer periods of work days punctuated by shorter weekend periods of days for markets, rest, or religious observation such as a sabbath.

A 4-day week consists of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

A date seven days after (sometimes before) the specified day.

I'll see you Thursday week. [a week on Thursday, i.e. Thursday after next]

The wedding is tomorrow week. [a week tomorrow, i.e. in eight days' time]

intj

The squeal of a pig.

And ho, ho, ho, went Mister Pig, and week, week, week, went she; […]

[…] his head came a-top of one of a litter of young pigs that happened at that moment to be foraging about: week! week! week! week! week! cried little piggy.

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

last, past

coming, following, next

consecutive, successive

She worked late at the office for three successive weeks before finally taking a day off.

entire, full, whole

After being sick, she finally managed to work an entire week without missing a single day.

working

busy, hard

quiet

After the busy holiday season, the office staff enjoyed a quiet week to catch up on paperwork.

3-day, 40-hour, etc.

After the pandemic, many employees requested a three-day week to spend more time with their families.

VERB + WEEK

spend

I spent last week organizing my closet and finally throwing out old clothes.

take

WEEK + VERB

elapse, go by, pass

Another week went by before we heard back from the job interview.

PREP

by the ~

My rent is calculated by the week since I'm doing temporary work right now.

during/in the ~

My sister usually works in the week and relaxes on weekends.

for a ~

She's been studying for her exams for a week now.

in a ~

My sister is getting married in a week, so we're very busy with the preparations.

in ~s

I haven't seen my cousin in weeks, so I'm excited about the family dinner next month.

over/under a ~

I haven't seen my best friend for under a week, but it feels like forever.

per ~

The gym membership costs about $30 per week if you pay monthly.

within a/the ~

The package should arrive within a week of placing your order.

PHRASES

a day of the week

She always goes to the gym on the same day of the week.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — hours or days of work in a calendar week

workweek

noun — any period of seven consecutive days

hebdomad

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

a week from next Tuesday

Some unspecified time in the future.

You are thinking that in ten minutes from now you must do something — or it may be tomorrow, or a week from next Tuesday. Sometimes you think a year ahead, ...

hell week

The week during which new members are required to undergo undignified rites of initiation or gruelling discipline in order to be accepted into a fraternity, sorority, secret society, military group, etc.

She was among a number of cadets taken to the infirmary with heat sickness on the first day of the rigorous drills called hell week.

a week is a long time in politics

In politics, much change can occur in a short space of time.

flavor of the week

A fad; someone or something that is held in esteem or receives attention for a short amount of time.

second Tuesday of the week

A time that will never come.

He remembered the snickers and feeble excuses girls had offered him when he dared to ask one for a date. “Yes, I'll go out with you on the second Tuesday of the week.” Such a remar

Example Bank

Wiktionary

Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suff

Wiktionary

And ho, ho, ho, went Mister Pig, and week, week, week, went she; […]

Wiktionary

[…] his head came a-top of one of a litter of young pigs that happened at that moment to be foraging about: week! week! week! week! week! cried little piggy.

Wiktionary

It may freeze next week.

Tatoeba · #1398

Usage Notes

Your note

not saved

0 chars