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week

/wiːk/noun1 syllable

Week means: any period of seven consecutive days.

Synonyms for week5

noun, as in any period of seven consecutive days

hebdomad

noun, as in hours or days of work in a calendar week

workweek

noun, as in a period of seven consecutive days (usually reckoned to be from Sunday to Saturday, or from Monday to Sunday)

calendar week

also used for week

sevennight, sennight

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What does week mean?3

noun

1

any period of seven consecutive days“it rained for a week”

2

hours or days of work in a calendar week“they worked a 40-hour week”

3

a period of seven consecutive days (usually reckoned to be from Sunday to Saturday, or from Monday to Sunday)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with week?32

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 32 rhymes for week, grouped by syllable

Week in a sentence

  • However hard you try, you can't finish it in a week or so.CM
  • No matter where you may travel, be sure to phone me once a week.CM
  • The job looked quite simple, but it took me a week.CK
  • I'll lend you the book, provided you return it next week.CK
  • How often, in a week, do you take a bath?Dejo
  • As it is, prices are going up every week.CM
  • Come to think of it, it has been raining for a week.unknown
  • With so many people absent this week, we weren't able to complete the project.CM

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Forms of week

as a noun

plural
weeks