week
noun /wiːk/
/wiːk/
(abbreviation wk)
Idioms - a period of seven days, either from Monday to Sunday or from Sunday to Saturday
- last/this/next week
- They won by two goals the previous week.
- He was returning to Ethiopia the following week.
- It rained all week.
- I go dancing every week.
- What day of the week is it?
- a/per week She works three days a week.
- He comes to see us once a week.
- How much do you earn per week?
- Water newly planted trees one or two times per week.
- to have a bad/busy week
- The rest of the week passed really quickly.
- throughout the week The cold weather continued throughout the week.
- It will all be resolved by the end of the week.
Homophones weak | weekweak week/wiːk//wiːk/- weak adjective
- He was weak with hunger.
- week noun
- I've been waiting to hear from them for over a week.
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1- It's been a long week and I'm very tired.
- It's been a very quiet week for me.
- The strike has entered its second week.
- The week passed very slowly.
- They won 1–0 for the fourth consecutive week.
- They're paid by the week.
- Which day of the week was it?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- past
- previous
- …
- spend
- take
- enter
- …
- elapse
- go by
- pass
- …
- by the week
- during the week
- for a week
- …
- a day of the week
- twice, two days, etc. a week
- any period of seven days
- The course lasts five weeks.
- a two-week vacation
- We spent a week in France last summer.
- I had to wait a week to get the results.
- The whole process took only six weeks to complete.
- The campaign is entering its last full week.
- a week ago today (= seven days ago)
- He returned several weeks later.
- The exams are now just a few short weeks away.
- in a week She'll be back in a week.
- The restaurant is due to open in a week's time.
- in weeks It hasn't rained in weeks.
- He prepared a new plan in a matter of weeks.
- More than 100 people have been killed in the protests in the past week.
- It all depends on what happens in the next few weeks.
- The revelations have dominated the news in recent weeks.
- Terrorists are promising new attacks in the coming weeks.
- In the weeks and months that followed, there was little change in her condition.
- within a week Within a week he was dead.
- for a week We stayed there for a whole week.
- for weeks I haven't seen him for weeks.
- I will be away for a couple of weeks.
- Discussions dragged on for weeks and weeks.
- The ads ran for a period of five weeks.
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1- the final weeks of her life
- Tickets were sold out weeks in advance.
- It's over a week since she called me.
- I'll have the report finished within the next couple of weeks.
- In just a few short weeks we'll be going home.
- the first two weeks of the season
- All new employees get three weeks of training.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- past
- previous
- …
- spend
- take
- enter
- …
- elapse
- go by
- pass
- …
- by the week
- during the week
- for a week
- …
- a day of the week
- twice, two days, etc. a week
- the five days other than Saturday and Sunday
- during the week They live in town during the week and go to the country for the weekend.
- I go out most weekends, but rarely during the week.
- in the week (British English) I never have the time to go out in the week.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- past
- previous
- …
- spend
- take
- enter
- …
- elapse
- go by
- pass
- …
- by the week
- during the week
- for a week
- …
- a day of the week
- twice, two days, etc. a week
- the part of the week when you go to work
- a 35-hour week
Extra Examples- This is a short week because of the public holiday.
- It's the first time I've done a full week's work since the accident.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- past
- previous
- …
- spend
- take
- enter
- …
- elapse
- go by
- pass
- …
- by the week
- during the week
- for a week
- …
- a day of the week
- twice, two days, etc. a week
Word OriginOld English wice, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch week and German Woche, from a base probably meaning ‘sequence, series’.
Idioms
the other day/morning/evening/week
- recently
- I saw Jack the other day.
- I was in your area the other week.
- I woke up the other morning and just could not get myself out of bed.
- I was watching TV the other evening, when…
today, tomorrow, Monday, etc. week (British English)
(also a week (from) today, etc. North American English, British English)
- seven days after the day that you mention
- I'll see you Thursday week.
week after week
- (informal) continuously for many weeks
- Week after week the drought continued.
week by week
- as the weeks pass
- Week by week he grew a little stronger.
week in, week out
- happening every week
- Every Sunday, week in, week out, she goes to her parents for lunch.
a week next/on/this Monday, etc. | a week tomorrow, etc. (British English)
(also a week from Monday, etc. North American English, British English)
- seven days after the day that you mention
- It's my birthday a week on Tuesday.
a week yesterday, last Monday, etc.
- (especially British English) seven days before the day that you mention
- She started work a week yesterday.