week
/wiːk/noun
उच्चारण वीक
सप्ताह, हफ़्ता
Basic word
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[C]
a period of seven days, either from Monday to Sunday or from Sunday to Saturday; the five days other than Saturday and Sunday
सप्ताह, हफ़्ता
- twice a week
- during the week
- I will see you again next week.
+ 3 more examples
- There are fifty-two weeks in a year.
- She goes to the gym three times a week.
- The exam results will be out within a week.
Synonyms seven days weekday working week
¶Idioms 2
week in, week out
happening every week without change
हर हफ़्ते, लगातार हफ़्ते-दर-हफ़्ते
- He plays cricket week in, week out.
- Week in, week out, she visits her grandmother.
a week today/tomorrow / a week on Monday
(British) one week after the day mentioned
आज/कल से एक हफ़्ते बाद, (सोमवार से) अगले हफ़्ते
- The exam is a week today.
- We leave a week on Monday.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
seven days weekday working week
?Which word?
Homophone, asked very often: week (seven days) and weak (not strong) are both pronounced /wiːk/.
Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: week (सात दिन) और weak (कमज़ोर) दोनों की pronunciation /wiːk/ है।
§Grammar and usage
A two-week holiday (no s after a number in a compound adjective).
A two-week holiday (compound adjective में संख्या के बाद s नहीं)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A week is a long time in politics (things can change quickly), week in, week out (every week for a long time).
Idioms: a week is a long time in politics (चीज़ें जल्दी बदल सकती हैं), week in, week out (लंबे समय तक हर सप्ताह)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked often: happening every week is weekly; every two weeks fortnightly (a fortnight is two weeks); every month monthly; every year annual; every two years biennial; twice a year biannual.
One-word substitution अक्सर पूछा जाता है: हर सप्ताह होने वाला weekly (साप्ताहिक); हर दो सप्ताह fortnightly (fortnight दो सप्ताह, पखवाड़ा); हर महीने monthly; हर वर्ष annual; हर दो वर्ष biennial; वर्ष में दो बार biannual।