WEEK

[noun] [C] - a period of seven days either from the beginning of Sunday to the end of Saturday or from the beginning of Monday to the end of SundayWe go to the cinema about once a week.Will you be going to next week's class?Last week my bicycle was stolen.It usually takes about four weeks to get the forms processed.Just a few weeks ago inspectors said the bridge was safe.Don't do anything strenuous for a week or two (= at least a week but preferably two).It'll be weeks (= several weeks) before the flood damage is cleared up.(informal) Also a week can be from the beginning of Monday to the end of Friday but not Saturday or Sunday.We're usually too tired to do much socializing during the week.The expressions a week (on) Tuesday and Tuesday week both mean one week after Tuesday and can be used in the same way for any day.The first performance of the play is a week tomorrow.Our holiday starts a week on Saturday.Can I just check - are we going to meet a week this Sunday or a week next Sunday?She has to go back to see the doctor Friday week.The expressions a week last Tuesday and a week ago (this) Tuesday both mean one week before Tuesday and can be used for any day.The problems with the TV started a week last Monday.It was his birthday a week ago yesterday.A week (also working week) can also be the amount of hours spent working during a week or the number of days on which a person works.Many offices operate a thirty-seven-and-a-half hour week.A lot of farm labourers work a six-day week.For weeks on end means for a long period of time.He would go up into the mountains alone for weeks on end.You can use from week to week or week by week to mean each week, esp. if there is a noticeable change in it during that period.From week to week we could see his health deteriorate.A thing or person of the Week is one that has been chosen as the best in a particular week.Book of the Week: Dog Breeds by A J Barker and H A Barker.The expressions week after week and week in, week out both mean regularly or continuously for many weeks.I go to aerobics three times a week, week in, week out.