week

About 70.95 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any period of seven consecutive days.
2. noun A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday.
3. noun A period of five days beginning with Monday.
4. noun 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.

   A 4-day week consists of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

5. noun A date seven days after (sometimes before) the specified day.

   I'll see you Thursday week. [a week on Thursday, i.e. Thursday after next]

6. interjection The squeal of a pig.

Similar words

hebdomad workweek calendar week fortnight weekly seven time weekday month thu

Often followed by

of in or and to after later for before

Word family

weeks