Week
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /wiːk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Week is a noun meaning Any period of seven consecutive days.
Meaning
Any period of seven consecutive days.
More Meanings
- A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday.
- A period of five days beginning with Monday.
- (following a named day) A date seven days after (sometimes before) the specified day.
- The squeal of a pig.
- 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.
Example Sentences
A 4-day week consists of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
And ho, ho, ho, went Mister Pig, and week, week, week, went she; […]
The wedding is tomorrow week. [a week tomorrow, i.e. in eight days' time]
I'll see you Thursday week. [a week on Thursday, i.e. Thursday after next]
Word Forms
- weeks
- weeke
Synonyms for week
Depending on context, synonyms include hebdomad, sennight, sevennight, workweek.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hebdomad, workweek, fortnight, weekly, seven, time.
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