Meaning & use

week

noun·Everyday

A period of seven consecutive days, traditionally running from Sunday or Monday through the following day.

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We spent a week at the coast before returning to work.

The project deadline is exactly one week from today, so we must hurry.

A note on using this word

Compare a week, meaning seven days from now, with this week, the current calendar week, a common learner confusion.

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