week — A period of seven consecutive days
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A period of seven consecutive days
Pronunciation (IPA): /wiːk/
Korean meaning: 7일간의 기간, 주
Korean pronunciation: 위크 (강세: 위크)
Example Sentences
- She works 40 hours a week at the hospital.
- My diet lasted exactly one week - until I saw pizza.
- Last week I promised to exercise daily, this week I'm still thinking about it.
week
NOUN//wiːk//
A period of seven consecutive days
💡 Concept
A businesswoman completes marking her week on the office calendar
🎵 Rhyme
From weak at the start of the week to standing at the peak!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/wiːk/
🇬🇧 UK/wiːk/
🌳Etymology
Rootweek
Origin
고대 게르만어에서 유래된 단어로, 원래는 '변화' 또는 '순서'를 의미했습니다. 7일이라는 개념은 고대 바빌로니아의 천체 관찰에서 시작되어 로마를 거쳐 게르만족에게 전해졌습니다.
🎵Rhyme
speakseekpeakleakweak
speak
seek
peak
leak
weak
🔗Collocations
once a week
this week
working week
week by week
busy week
📝Examples
“She works 40 hours a week at the hospital.”
😄 Fun example
“My diet lasted exactly one week - until I saw pizza.”
😄 Fun example
“Last week I promised to exercise daily, this week I'm still thinking about it.”
“The project deadline is next week.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
seven daysweekly period
Antonyms
daymonthyear
Related
weekendweekdayweeklyMondaySundaycalendarschedule
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