noun
week
week
noun
1
A period of seven consecutive days.
"We'll be on holiday for a week."
"It took her a week to reply to the email."
How to Use Week
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA block of seven days, usually running Monday–Sunday or Sunday–Saturday.
Common pairings
last week
next week
a week from now
twice a week
Word Forms
weeks plural
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Etymology
From Old English wiċe/wucu ("week"), from a Germanic root meaning "sequence" or "turn" — ultimately related to a very old word meaning "to bend or yield".