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UK [wiːk] / US [wɪk] noun [countable]
Word forms "week":
singular week plural weeks
a period of seven days, usually counted from a Sunday

He travels south two days a week.

That left ten pounds per week for food.

last/next week:

He will meet his uncle in Geneva next week.

a) any period of seven days

I haven't seen her in over a week.

They spent two weeks in Florida.

We're seeing Jim a week on Tuesday (= seven days from next Tuesday).

week after week (= for a long time):

I was doing the same old thing, week after week.

Monday/Tuesday etc week (= the Monday/Tuesday etc after next Monday/Tuesday etc):

I'll be home Thursday week.

b) the five days from Monday to Friday, when most people do work

They work a 35-hour week.

She stays in the city during the week.

c) a week in which particular events happen

National Children's Week (= a week in which people raise money for children)

week in (and) week out — every week for a long time

We don't have the same menu week in and week out.


English dictionary. 2014.

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