fortnight
noun/ˈfɔːtnaɪt/
/ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
[usually singular] (British English)- two weeks
- a fortnight’s holiday
- a fortnight ago
- in a fortnight’s time
- He's had three accidents in the past fortnight.
- We hope to leave in the next fortnight.
- We’ve spent the last fortnight in Spain.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- next
- last
- past
- …
- spend
- elapse
- go by
- pass
- …
- after a/the fortnight
- during a/the fortnight
- for a/the fortnight
- …
Word OriginOld English fēowertīene niht ‘fourteen nights’.
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