Definition of "week" in англійська

noun

1. Any period of seven consecutive days.

   • Holonyms: megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond
   • Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day, weekday < weekend

2. A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday.

3. A period of five days beginning with Monday.

4. 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. (following a named day) 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]
   • The wedding is tomorrow week. [a week tomorrow, i.e. in eight days' time]

interjection

1. The squeal of a pig.