/wiːk/
Translation
A period of seven days, usually counted from Monday to Sunday.
Word origin
From Old English wicu, meaning a period of seven days, shared across the old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- wicu
Grammar
Examples
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"Week" means the period of seven days.
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"Weeks" is the plural, meaning more than one week.
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"Week" here means the seven days that come after this one.
Used in
Stories
(16)Sports Day
3 min read · Core 1000
The Journey
3 min read · Core 1000
The New Neighbour
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
The Boat in the Garden
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
The Passenger
4 min read · Core 5000
Two Gardens
4 min read · Core 5000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The First Letter
5 min read · Core 5000
The Midnight Piano
5 min read · Core 5000
The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
The Suggestion Box
5 min read · Core 5000
The Swimming Lesson
5 min read · Core 5000
Two Tickets to Paris
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(16)Advanced articles in English: the zero article, the with names and places, and go to school vs go to the school
Causative have and get in English: have something done, get something done and having someone do it
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
For, since, already, yet and still in English: which word, and where it goes in the sentence
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
English grammar test: 30 questions with answers (A2-B2)
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Modals of deduction in English: must be, might be, could be and can't be
Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
Past simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Present perfect tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
Word formation with prefixes: un-, in-, im-, dis-, re-, over-, under- and mis-
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