weeknoun [ C ]
uk/wiːk/us/wiːk/A1 a period of seven days, especially either from Monday to Sunday or from Sunday to Saturday:
last/this/next week
We go to the cinema about once a week.
Will you be going to next week's class?
It usually takes about four weeks to get the forms processed.
Don't do anything strenuous for a week or two.
It'll be weeks (= several weeks) before the flood damage is cleaned up.
A1 the five days from Monday to Friday, the usual working period for many people:
We're usually too tired to go out much during the week.
one week after the day mentioned:
The first performance of the play is a week (from) today/tomorrow.
Our holiday starts a week on Saturday.
UK She has to go back to see the doctor Friday week.
one week before the day mentioned:
It was his birthday a week ago last Friday.
UK The problems with the TV started a week last Monday.
the amount of hours spent working during a week or the number of days on which a person works:
A lot of farm workers work a six-day week.
week by week
each week during a period of time:
We could see his health deteriorate week by week.
week after week also week in, week out
regularly or continuously for many weeks:
I go to aerobics three times a week, week in, week out.
More examples
- She gave the whole class extra homework for a week.
- My landlord's given me a week to clear out of my flat.
- I go to aerobics once a week.
- We're having to work a six-day week to cope with demand.
- We're reading a different book this week.
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Specific periods of time
- around-the-clock
- British Summer Time
- BST
- calendar month
- daylight saving time
- depth
- generation
- hr
- hundred
- Jurassic
- lunar month
- microsecond
- midpoint
- nightlong
- Q, q
- quarter
- Quaternary
- response time
- s
- trimester
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Days, & parts of the week
In the future & soon
In the past
Working hours
Continually & repeatedly
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