week
a period of seven successive days: That wallpapering I thought I could do in two days ended up taking me a whole week.
the period of seven days from Sunday through Saturday, generally understood as the common representation of a week on a calendar: The 1st of next month is a Tuesday, so the first full week will begin on the 6th.
a period of seven successive days that begins with or includes an indicated day: the week of June 3; Christmas week.
(often initial capital letter) a period of seven successive days devoted to a particular celebration, honor, cause, etc.: National Book Week.
the working days or working portion of the seven-day period; workweek: Not all American workers put in the same number of hours on the job, but a 40-hour week is the norm.
British. seven days before or after a specified day: I shall come Tuesday week. He left yesterday week.
Origin of week
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How to use week in a sentence
This week, Florida became the 36th state to allow same-sex marriage.
Earlier this week, Huckabee ended his Fox News talk show so he could spend time mulling another bid for the Republican nomination.
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner! | Olivia Nuzzi | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Dresden, Germany, anti-Islam rallies each week draw thousands of demonstrators.
Police Hunt for Paris Massacre Suspects | Tracy McNicoll, Christopher Dickey | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTLast week I turned 40, a bittersweet occasion because I crossed the line to living longer without my mother than with her.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone | Samantha Levine | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTTraining in Taji began Dec. 20; a week later, 218 Iraqis began receiving training in Anbar.
Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’ | Nancy A. Youssef | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
Dick was at the wharf, one day last week, when one of the up river boats arrived.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousDuring the first week, not a day passed without smart skirmishes.
Within a week all Missouri will be ablaze, and the hottest place for Yankees in all Christendom.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnBut I will plough one more field this week; though, I know not why it is, my thoughts go against it even now.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonThe governess is Swiss and for one week she talks nothing but French and for another nothing but German.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
British Dictionary definitions for week
/ (wiːk) /
a period of seven consecutive days, esp one beginning with Sunday: Related adjective: 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
mainly British seven days before or after a specified day: I'll visit you Wednesday week
Origin of week
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