midweek

See also: Midweek

English

Etymology

From mid- +‎ week. Compare Saterland Frisian Midwiek (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”), German Mittwoch (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːk

Noun

midweek (plural midweeks)

1. The middle of the week.
   • 1987, Graham Marsden, Advanced coarse fishing:

     In midweek, however, the stretch is reasonably quiet and I can conceal myself behind a clump of rushes and cast a big piece of luncheon meat on a link-leger rig right in the deep hole and let the current roll it under the roof.

   • 1991, Rugby World and Post,

     Peter Dods was captain in the midweek games but, like Sole, the Gala fullback has also hung up his boots.

Adjective

midweek (not comparable)

1. That happens in the middle of the week

Translations

That happens in the middle of the week

• German: Mittwoch (de)
• Greek: μεσοβδομαδιάτικος (el) (mesovdomadiátikos)
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• Italian: infrasettimanale (it)

Adverb

midweek (not comparable)

1. In the middle of the week.
   • 1989, The Independent

     Leicester could only manage a goalless draw midweek with Sutton Coldfield and will be keen to return to winning form.

Translations

In the middle of the week

• Greek: μεσοβδομαδιάτικα (el) (mesovdomadiátika)
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