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week  (wk)
n.
1.
a. A period of seven days: a week of rain.
b. Abbr. wk. 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-2 in Indo-European roots.]

week
Noun
1. a period of seven consecutive days, esp. one beginning with Sunday
2. a period of seven consecutive days from a specified day: a week from today
3. the period of time within a week that is spent at work [Old English wice, wicu]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.weekweek - 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.weekweek - 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.weekweek - 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"
Translations

week [wiːk] nsemana;
a week today → de hoy en ocho días;
Tuesday week, a week on Tuesday → del martes en una semana;
once/twice a week → una vez/dos veces a la semana;
this week → esta semana;
in 2 weeks' time → dentro de 2 semanas;
every other week → cada 2 semanas
week [wiːk] nsemaine f;
once/twice a week → une fois/deux fois par semaine;
in two weeks' time → dans quinze jours;
a week today/on Tuesday → aujourd'hui/mardi en huit
week [wiːk] nWoche f;
once/twice a week → einmal/zweimal die Woche;
in two weeks' time → in zwei Wochen;
a week today/on Friday → heute/Freitag in einer Woche
week [wiːk] nsettimana;
once/twice a week → una volta/due volte alla settimana;
in 2 weeks' time → fra 2 settimane, fra 15 giorni;
Tuesday week, a week on Tuesday → martedì a otto

week
n week [wiːk]
1 any sequence of seven days, especially from Sunday to Saturday It's three weeks since I saw her. week أسْبوع седмица týden uge die Woche εβδομάδα semana nädal هفته viikko semaine שָׁבוּעַ सप्ताह tjedan hét minggu vika settimana 주, 1주간, 7일 savaitė nedēļa minggu week uke tydzień semana săptămână неделя týždeň teden sedmica vecka หนึ่งสัปดาห์; ช่วงระยะเวลา 7 วันติดต่อกัน; หนึ่งอาทิตย์ hafta 星期 тиждень ہفتہ tuần
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 pracovní týden uge die Woche εργάσιμες ημέρες semana argipäevad روزهاي غير تعطيل arkipäivät semaine שְׁבוּעַ עֲבוֹדָה सोमवार से शुक्रवार tjedan do vikenda hét pekan virkir dagar settimana 週日 평일 šiokiadieniai darbdienas hari bekerja week uke, hverdagene dni powszednie semana săptămână рабочая неделя pracovný týždeň teden nedelja vecka วันธรรมดาที่ไม่ใช่วันเสาร์หรือวันอาทิตย์; วันธรรมดา hafta içi/arası 工作周 будні دوشنبہ سے جمعہ تک کے پانچ دن tuần năm ngày
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 týden uge; arbejdsuge die Woche εργάσιμος χρόνος semana töönädal هفته كاري työviikko semaine (de) שְׁבוּעַ עֲבוֹדָה एक सप्ताह के दौरान काम किया गया समय radni tjedan hét minggu vinnuvika settimana 週労働時間数 (1주간의) 근무시간 savaitė darba nedēļa seminggu week arbeidsuke tydzień pracy semana săptămână (de) часов в неделю týždeň na teden nedelja -vecka จำนวนเวลาที่ใช้ในการทำงานในหนึ่งสัปดาห์ hafta 連續七天 робочий тиждень ایک ہفتے میں کیے جانے والے کام کے وقت کی میعاد tuần làm việc 七天
adj ˈweekly
happening, published etc once a week a weekly magazine. weekliks أسْبوعِيّا седмично týdenní ugentlig Wochen-... εβδομαδιαίος semanal nädala- هفتگي viikoittainen hebdomadaire מִדֵי שָׁבוּעַ साप्ताहकि tjedni heti mingguan vikulega settimanale 週1回の 매주의, 주 1회의 savaitinis nedēļas-; iknedēļas- mingguan wekelijks ukes-, ukentlig tygodniowy semanal săptă­mânal еженедельный týždenný; týždenník tedenski nedeljni vecko- ทุกสัปดาห์; รายสัปดาห์ haftalık 每周一次的 щотижневий, тижневий ہفتہ وار hàng tuần
adv
once a week The newspaper is published weekly. weekliks مَرَّة في الأسْبوع всяка седмица týdně ugentligt wöchentlich 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 1회, 주 단위로 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 每周一次地 щотижня, раз на тиждень ہفتے میں ایک بار tuần một lần
nplural ˈweeklies
a publication coming out once a week Is this newspaper a weekly or a daily? weeklikse publikasies صَحيفَة أو مَجَلَّة أسْبوعِيَّه седмичник týdeník ugeavis Wochen.. εβδομαδιαία έκδοση (πληθ.) semanario nädalaleht هفته نامه viikkolehti hebdomadaire שָׁבוּעוֹן 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 หนึ่งครั้งต่อสัปดาห์ haftalık dergi 每周一次 щотижневик ہفتہ وار tuần san
n ˈweekday
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 pracovní den hverdag der Werktag, Werktags-... καθημερινή día laborable argipäev روز معمولي هفته arkipäivä 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 (토·일요일 이외의) 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 工作日 буденний день سنیچر یا اتوار کے علاوہ ہفتے کا کوءی دن ngày thường
n ˌweekˈend
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 víkend(ový) weekend; weekend- das Wochenende, Wochenend-... Σαββατοκύριακο fin de semana nädalalõpp تعطيلات آخر هفته viikonloppu (de) 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(금요일 밤부터 월요일 아침까지) 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 周末 вихідні جمعہ کی رات سے پیر کی صبح تک کی مدت ngày cuối tuần
a week last Friday etc
the Friday etc before last She died a week last Tuesday. يوم الجُمْعَة قَبْل الأخير před týdnem -dag for en uge siden Freitag, etc. vor einer Woche σήμερα οκτώ hace una semana (reedel) nädal tagasi viikko sitten il y a une semaine Jumat yang lalu fyrir viku frá tilteknum degi að telja (una settimana fa) 先々週の~ 지지난 금요일 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 geçen Cuma v.b. 上周五(等)
a week today, *tomorrow, *(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 za týden od idag om en uge in einer Woche σε μια εβδομάδα από σήμερα dentro de una semana, en una semana nädala pärast جمعه بعدي viikon kuluttua 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 주 오늘, 내일 등 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. 上星期的今天(明天) через тиждень від сьогодні; через тиждень, рахуючи з завтрашнього дня ایک ہفتے بعد تک bằng giờ tuần sau


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No changes in English Inland lights for week ending Dec.
Rain or shine, work or no work, at the end of each week the money must be forthcoming, or I must give up my privilege.
Athos continued: "Before your soldiers the general told me to wait a week, and at the expiration of that week he would give me the answer he had to make me.
 
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