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noun
- 1. a period of seven days: "the course lasts sixteen weeks"
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week. noun [ C ] uk / wiːk / us / wiːk / Add to word list. 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.
noun. a period of seven consecutive days, esp one beginning with Sunday hebdomadal. a period of seven consecutive days beginning from or including a specified day. Easter week. a week from Wednesday. the period of time within a week devoted to work. a week devoted to the celebration of a cause. adverb. seven days before or after a specified day.
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: week from today/tomorrow The first performance of the play is a week from today/ tomorrow. week from Our vacation starts a week from Saturday. one week before the day mentioned:
A week is a unit of time equal to seven days. It is the standard time period used for short cycles of days in most parts of the world. The days are often used to indicate common work days and rest days, as well as days of worship.
Definition of week noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Learn the meaning and usage of the word week, a period of seven days, in British and American English. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, idioms, and word frequency of week.
