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week

a period of seven days: It has been a week since I saw him.
Not to be confused with:
weak – not strong; feeble; lacking firmness or force of will: The illness had made her weak.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

week

(wēk)
n.
1.
a. A period of seven days: a week of rain.
b. A seven-day calendar period, especially one starting with Sunday and continuing through Saturday: this week.
2.
a. A week designated by an event or holiday occurring within it: commencement week.
b. A week dedicated to a particular cause or institution: Home Safety Week.
3. The part of a calendar week devoted to work, school, or business: working a three-day week.
4.
a. One week from a specified day: I'll see you Friday week.
b. One week ago from a specified day: It was Friday week that we last met.

[Middle English weke, from Old English wicu; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

week

(wiːk)
n
1. a period of seven consecutive days, esp one beginning with Sunday.
2. a period of seven consecutive days beginning from or including a specified day: Easter week; a week from Wednesday.
3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the period of time within a week devoted to work
4. a week devoted to the celebration of a cause
adv
chiefly Brit seven days before or after a specified day: I'll visit you Wednesday week.
[Old English wice, wicu, wucu; related to Old Norse vika, Gothic wikō order]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

week

(wik)

n.
1. a period of seven successive days, usu. understood as beginning with Sunday and ending with Saturday.
2. a period of seven successive days that begins with or includes an indicated day: the week of June 3.
3. (often cap.) a period of seven successive days devoted to celebrating or honoring something: National Book Week.
4. the working portion of the seven-day period; workweek: a 35-hour week.
adv.
5. seven days before or after a specified day: I shall come Tuesday week.
[before 900; Middle English weke, Old English wice, c. Old Saxon crūcewika Holy Week, Old High German wehha, Old Norse vika week, Gothic wikō turn]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

week

A week is a period of seven days. A week is usually regarded as beginning on a Monday, or sometimes on a Sunday.

She will be back next week.
It will take several weeks to repair the damage.

If something happens in the week or during the week, it happens on weekdays, which are the days when people usually go to work or school, rather than at the weekend.

In the week, we get up at seven.
I never have time to cook during the week.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:week - any period of seven consecutive days]week - any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week"
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
calendar day, civil day - a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
day of the week - any one of the seven days in a week
week from Monday - a time period of a week or more; "a week from Monday will be too soon!"
weekend - a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
rag week, rag - a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
Holy Week, Passion Week - the week before Easter
shibah, shiva, shivah - (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva"
2. [画像:week - hours or days of work in a calendar week]week - hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week"
work time - a time period when you are required to work
calendar week, week - a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday
3. [画像:week - a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday]week - a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
workweek, week - hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week"
midweek - the middle of a week
calendar month, month - one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid the bill last month"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

week

noun
Related words
adjective hebdomadal, hebdomadary
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
أُسْبُوع أسْبوعأيّام الأسْبوعفَتْرَة الأسْبوع
седмица
týden
ugearbejdsuge
semajno
nädal
viikko
semaine huit jours
tjedan
hét
minggu
vikavinnuvikavirkir dagar
hebdomasseptimana
savaitėsavaitę priešsavaitgalissavaitinissavaitraštis
darba nedēļadarbdienasnedēļa
săptămână
týždeň
teden
vecka
wiki
หนึ่งสัปดาห์
hafta hafta içi/arası
tuần

week

[wiːk] Nsemana f
allow four weeks for deliveryla entrega se realiza dentro de cuatro semanas
twice a weekdos veces a la semana
this day week; a week todayde hoy en ocho días, dentro de ocho días
tomorrow weekde mañana en ocho días
Tuesday week; a week on Tuesdaydel martes en ocho días, este martes no, el otro
in a week or sodentro de una semana
in the middle of the weeka mitad de semana
I don't have time during the weekentre semana no tengo tiempo
it changes from week to weekesto cambia cada semana
week in, week outsemana tras semana
I haven't seen her for or in weekshace tiempo que no la veo
to knock sb into the middle of next weekdar a algn un golpe que le pone en órbita
see also working A2
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

week

[ˈwiːk] nsemaine f
once a week → une fois par semaine
last week → la semaine dernière
every week → toutes les semaines
next week → la semaine prochaine
in a week's time → dans une semaine
in two weeks' time → dans quinze jours
Tuesday week, a week on Tuesday → mardi en huit
in the week, during the week → pendant la semaine
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

week

nWoche f; it’ll be ready in a weekin einer Woche or in acht Tagen ist es fertig ; my husband works away during the weekmein Mann arbeitet die Woche über auswärts ; week in, week outWoche für Woche ; twice/15ドル a weekzweimal/£ 15 in der Woche or pro Woche or die Woche (inf); a week today, today or this day week (Brit dial) → heute in einer Woche or in acht Tagen ; a week tomorrow/on Tuesday, tomorrow/Tuesday week (esp Brit) → morgen/Dienstag in einer Woche or in acht Tagen ; a week (ago) last Mondayletzten Montag vor einer Woche ; for weekswochenlang ; a week’s/a two-week holiday (Brit) or vacation (US) → ein einwöchiger/zweiwöchiger Urlaub ; he works a 40-hour weeker hat eine Vierzigstundenwoche or 40-Stundenwoche; two weeks’ holiday (Brit) or vacation (US) → zwei Wochen Ferien ; that is a week’s workdas ist eine Woche Arbeit ; to knock somebody into the middle of next week (inf)jdn windelweich schlagen (inf)

week

:
weekday
nWochentag m
attr morning, afternooneines Werktages ; routinean Werktagen or Wochentagen
weekend
nWochenende nt; to go/be away for the weekübers or am Wochenende verreisen/nicht da sein ; at (Brit) or on (esp US) the weekam Wochenende ; to take a long weekein langes Wochenende machen
attrWochenend- ; week tripWochenendreise f; week bagReisetasche f
vi he weeks in the countryer verbringt seine Wochenenden auf dem Land
weekender
n (= person)Wochenendler(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

week

[wiːk] nsettimana
once/twice a week → una volta/due volte alla settimana
this week → questa settimana
next/last week → la settimana prossima/scorsa
in the middle of the week → a metà settimana
a week today → oggi a otto, una settimana a oggi
2 weeks ago → 2 settimane fa
in 2 weeks' time → fra 2 settimane, fra 15 giorni
Tuesday week, a week on Tuesday → martedì a otto
to take 3 weeks' holiday → prendere 3 settimane di ferie
the week ending January 3rd → la prima settimana di gennaio
a 35-hour week → una settimana lavorativa di 35 ore
week in, week out, week after week → settimana dopo settimana
every other week → una settimana sì e una no, a settimane alterne
to knock sb into the middle of next week (fam) → darle di santa ragione a qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

week

(wiːk) noun
1. any sequence of seven days, especially from Sunday to Saturday. It's three weeks since I saw her. week أسْبوع седмица semana týden die Woche uge εβδομάδα semana nädal هفته viikko semaine שבוע सप्ताह tjedan hét minggu vika settimana 주(보통 일요일부터 토요일까지의 7일간) savaitė nedēļa minggu week uke tydzień semana săptămână неделя týždeň teden sedmica vecka หนึ่งสัปดาห์; ช่วงระยะเวลา 7 วันติดต่อกัน; หนึ่งอาทิตย์ hafta 一週(星期) тиждень ہفتہ tuần 周,星期
2. the five days from Monday to Friday inclusive. He can't go during the week, but he'll go on Saturday or Sunday. week أيّام الأسْبوع дните от понедленик до петък semana pracovní týden die Woche uge εργάσιμες ημέρες semana argipäevad روزهاي غير تعطيل arkipäivät semaine שְׁבוּעַ עֲבוֹדָה सोमवार से शुक्रवार tjedan do vikenda hét pekan virkir dagar settimana 週日 주(월요일부터 금요일까지의 5일간) šiokiadieniai darbdienas hari bekerja week uke, hverdagene dni powszednie semana săptămână рабочая неделя pracovný týždeň teden nedelja vecka วันธรรมดาที่ไม่ใช่วันเสาร์หรือวันอาทิตย์; วันธรรมดา hafta içi/arası 週一到週五這五天 будні دوشنبہ سے جمعہ تک کے پانچ دن tuần năm ngày 工作周(周一到周五)
3. the amount of time spent working during a period of seven days. He works a forty-eight-hour week. week فَتْرَة الأسْبوع работна седмица semana týden die Woche uge; arbejdsuge εργάσιμος χρόνος semana töönädal هفته كاري työviikko semaine שְׁבוּעַ עֲבוֹדָה एक सप्ताह के दौरान काम किया गया समय radni tjedan hét minggu vinnuvika settimana 週労働時間数 7일간 savaitė darba nedēļa seminggu week arbeidsuke tydzień pracy semana săptămână (de) часов в неделю týždeň na teden nedelja -vecka จํานวนเวลาที่ใช้ในการทํางานในหนึ่งสัปดาห์ hafta 一週的工作時數 робочий тиждень ایک ہفتے میں کیے جانے والے کام کے وقت کی میعاد tuần làm việc 一个星期中的工作时间
ˈweekly adjective
happening, published etc once a week. a weekly magazine. weekliks أسْبوعِيّا седмично semanal týdenní Wochen-... ugentlig εβδομαδιαίος semanal nädala- هفتگي viikoittainen hebdomadaire מִדֵי שָׁבוּעַ साप्ताहकि tjedni heti mingguan vikulega settimanale 週1回の 매주의 savaitinis nedēļas-; iknedēļas- mingguan wekelijks ukes-, ukentlig tygodniowy semanal săptă­mânal еженедельный týždenný; týždenník tedenski nedeljni vecko- รายสัปดาห์ haftalık 每週一次的 щотижневий, тижневий ہفتہ وار hàng tuần 每周一次的
adverb
once a week. The newspaper is published weekly. weekliks مَرَّة في الأسْبوع всяка седмица semanalmente týdně wöchentlich ugentligt κάθε εβδομάδα semanalmente, cada semana kord nädalas هفته اي يك بار viikoittain chaque semaine פַּעַם בְּשָׁבוּעַ साप्ताहिक tjedno hetenként sekali seminggu vikulega settimanalmente, ogni settimana 週に1度 주 1회로 kas savaitę ik nedēļu setiap minggu wekelijks en gang i uka, ukentlig tygodniowo, raz na tydzień semanalmente săptămânal, în fiecare săp­tă­mână раз в неделю týždenne tedensko jednom nedeljno หนึ่งครั้งต่อสัปดาห์ haftada bir 每週一次地 щотижня, раз на тиждень ہفتے میں ایک بار tuần một lần 每周一次地
nounplural ˈweeklies
a publication coming out once a week. Is this newspaper a weekly or a daily? weeklikse publikasies صَحيفَة أو مَجَلَّة أسْبوعِيَّه седмичник semanário týdeník Wochen.. ugeavis εβδομαδιαία έκδοση (πληθ.) semanario nädalaleht هفته نامه viikkolehti hebdomadaire שבועון साप्ताहिक अखबार या पत्रिका tjednik hetilap penerbitan mingguan vikublað/-rit settimanale 週刊誌 주간지 savaitraštis nedēļas izdevums terbitan mingguan weekblad ukeblad, ukentlig avis tygodnik semanário săptămânal, publicaţie săptă­mâ­nală еженедельник týždenník tednik nedeljnik veckotidning หนังสือ; นิตยสารรายสัปดาห์ haftalık dergi 週刊 щотижневик ہفتہ وار tuần san 周刊
ˈweekday noun
any day except a Saturday or Sunday. Our office is open only on weekdays; (also adjective) weekday flights. weeksdag أحَد أيّام الأسْبوع ما عَدا يَوْم الأحَد делничен dia útil pracovní den der Werktag, Werktags-... hverdag καθημερινή día laborable argipäev روز معمولي هفته viikonpäivä jour ouvrable יְמֵי הַשָבוּעַ शनिवार और रविवार को छोड़ कर कोई भी दिन dan u tjednu hétköznap hari kerja virkur dagur (giorno feriale/lavorativo) 週日 주일, 평일 šiokiadienis darbdiena hari bekerja weekdag hverdag, virkedag dzień powszedni dia útil zi lucră­toare будний день pracovný deň delavnik radni dani vardag, veckodag วันธรรมดาที่ไม่ใช่วันเสาร์หรือวันอาทิตย์; วันธรรมดา hafta içi, iş günü 工作天 буденний день سنیچر یا اتوار کے علاوہ ہفتے کا کوءی دن ngày thường 工作日
ˌweekˈend noun
the period from the end of one working week until the beginning of the next (ie Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening to Sunday evening). We spent a weekend in Paris; (also adjective) a weekend trip. naweek نِهايَة الأسْبوع края на седмицата fim de semana víkend(ový) das Wochenende, Wochenend-... weekend; weekend- Σαββατοκύριακο fin de semana nädalalõpp تعطيلات آخر هفته viikonloppu fin de semaine סוֹף שָׁבוּעַ एक कार्यसप्ताह की समाप्ति से दूसरे कार्यसप्ताह के आरंभ का काल vikend hétvége akhir pekan helgi week-end, fine settimana 週末 주말 savaitgalis nedēļas nogale hujung minggu weekend helg weekend, koniec tygodnia fim de semana weekend, sfârşit de săptămână выходные дни víkend; víkendový konec tedna vikend helg, veckoslut วันสุดสัปดาห์ hafta sonu 週末 вихідні جمعہ کی رات سے پیر کی صبح تک کی مدت ngày cuối tuần 周末
a week last Friday etc
the Friday etc before last. She died a week last Tuesday. يوم الجُمْعَة قَبْل الأخير sexta-feira passada fez oito dias před týdnem Freitag, etc. vor einer Woche -dag for en uge siden σήμερα οκτώ hace una semana (reedel) nädal tagasi toissa- il y a une semaine Jumat yang lalu fyrir viku frá tilteknum degi að telja (una settimana fa) 先々週の〜 지난 주 praeitos savaitės..., savaitę prieš... pagājušo piektdien afgelopen vrijdag enz. een week geleden fredag (osv.) for en uke siden sexta-feira passada fez oito dias acum o săp­tă­mână в позапрошлую пятницу и т.п. pred týždňom förra fredagen ก่อนวันศุกร์ที่แล้วหนึ่งสัปดาห์ geçen Cuma v.b. 上週五前一週 上周五(等)
a week today/tomorrow, a week (on/next) Friday etc
a week from today, tomorrow, Friday etc. I'm going away a week tomorrow; Could we meet a week (on/next) Monday ? môre oor 'n week بَعْد أسْبوع من اليَوْم седмица от сега semana passada za týden od in einer Woche idag om en uge σε μια εβδομάδα από σήμερα dentro de una semana, en una semana nädala pärast جمعه بعدي viikon päästä dans une semaine בְּעוֹד שָׁבוּעַ से एक सप्ताह za tjedan dana mához, holnaphoz stb. egy hétre seminggu sejak eftir viku frá tilteknum degi að telja (tra una settimana) 来週の〜 다음(지난) 주의 오늘, 내일 už savaitės nākošnedēļ (piektdien); nākošpiektdien hari ini, esok minggu hadapan vandaag, morgen over een week om ei uke, i morgen/fredag om ei uke od dziś/jutra za tydzień de hoje (amanhã, etc.) a oito dias de azi într-o săptă­mână (ровно) через неделю, начиная с завтрашнего дня; через пятницу o týždeň od teden za nedelju dana nästa fredag สัปดาห์ต่อไป haftaya bugün/Pazartesi v.b. 從今天、明天或週五等起算一週後 через тиждень від сьогодні; через тиждень, рахуючи з завтрашнього дня ایک ہفتے بعد تک bằng giờ tuần sau 从今天、明天或某日等起算一周后
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

week

أُسْبُوع týden uge Woche εβδομάδα semana viikko semaine tjedan settimana week uke tydzień semana неделя vecka หนึ่งสัปดาห์ hafta tuần 星期
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

week

n semana
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