week

noun

ˈwēk 

1

a

: any of a series of 7-day cycles used in various calendars

especially : a 7-day cycle beginning on Sunday and ending on Saturday

b(1)

: a week beginning with a specified day or containing a specified holiday

the week of the 18th

(2)

: a week appointed for public recognition of some cause

2

a

: any seven consecutive days

b

: a series of regular working, business, or school days during each 7-day period

3

British : a time seven days before or after a specified day

last Sunday week

Examples of week in a Sentence

the last week of the month

I can meet you sometime next week.

The menu changes each week.

You can never be sure what will happen from one week to the next.

The menu changes from week to week.

The baby is two weeks old.

I'll be on vacation for two weeks starting this Tuesday.

That car rents for $200 a week.

I arrived a week ago.

It took him two weeks to paint the house.

Recent Examples on the Web

The big picture: Exactly two weeks until Election Day — and voting already underway for millions — the NBC News interview was another chance for Harris to appeal to the relatively small number of voters who are still undecided in the razor-thin race. —Erin Doherty, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024

Oil prices have bounced back somewhat after selling off steeply last week. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024

Day, who will participate in the Simmons Bank’s pro-ams during the week, said he and his wife Jennifer are relegated to ambassador status in their hometown. —Frankie Frisco, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024

But that’s the situation on this week’s NCIS when the agent Vance (Rocky Carroll) had embedded in the Venezuelan government collapses and dies on his commercial-grade work carpet. —EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English weke, from Old English wicu, wucu; akin to Old High German wehha week and perhaps to Latin vicis change, alternation, Old High German wehsal exchange

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing week

• a week
• a week from today
• week after next
• week after week
• week in and week out
• week in, week out
• working week

Kids Definition

week

noun

ˈwēk 

1

a

: seven days in a row

was sick for a week

b

: a period of seven days beginning with Sunday and ending with Saturday

the last week of the month

2

: the working or school days of the calendar week