weeks on end

weeks on end
[days/months/weeks etc.] on end if something happens or continues for days, months etc. on end, it continues for several days, months, or weeks without stopping.

We sometimes don't see each other for months on end, but we're still good friends.


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  • for weeks on end — for a long time, for weeks and weeks …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • end*/*/*/ — [end] noun [C] I 1) the final part of a period of time We re going on holiday at the end of this month.[/ex] They ll make their decision at the very end of the week.[/ex] The work should be completed by the end of the year.[/ex] 2) the time when… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • end — end1 W1S1 [end] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(last part)¦ 2¦(finished)¦ 3¦(long object)¦ 4¦(tip/point)¦ 5¦(scale)¦ 6¦(connection)¦ 7¦(remaining piece)¦ 8¦(aim)¦ 9¦(part of an activity)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • end — [[t]e̱nd[/t]] ♦ ends, ending, ended 1) N SING: the N, usu prep N, N of n The end of something such as a period of time, an event, a book, or a film is the last part of it or the final point in it. The ₤5 banknote was first issued at the end of… …   English dictionary

  • Weeks Falls — Infobox Waterfall name = Weeks Falls caption = Weeks Falls from the base location = about 7 miles east of North Bend, Washington latitude = 47.43318 longitude = 121.64542 elevation = type = Cascade height = 60ft height longest = average width =… …   Wikipedia

  • end — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 furthest part of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom, lower ▪ top, upper ▪ back, hind (esp. AmE), rear …   Collocations dictionary

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