Week

/wiːk/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A period of seven days, often regarded as starting from Sunday and ending on Saturday or from Monday to Sunday.

I will be going on vacation for a week starting next Monday.

Any period of seven days, regardless of how it is counted.

It's been a long week, and I'm looking forward to the weekend.

The workweek, typically considered to be from Monday to Friday.

She has meetings scheduled for every day of the week.

A specific week in relation to a calendar or event.

The festival will take place in the first week of July.

From Old English 'wice', meaning 'a turn, a change', related to the rotation of seven days.

weekend

The part of the week that is generally considered to be Saturday and Sunday.

busy week

A week filled with many activities or commitments.

week in, week out

Recurrent or habitual over time.

one of those weeks

A week that is particularly stressful or challenging.

weekday

Any day of the week except Saturday or Sunday.

weeknight

A night of the week, typically a day when one usually works.

It's been a long week.

After everything that happened, it’s been a long week.

Weekender

I’m just a weekender; I come to the cabin only on weekends.