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 American Red Cross issued its own warning about low blood supplies last week. —Frank Gluck, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024

Sanders said his client was then suspended without pay despite putting in her retirement notice earlier this week. —Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024

Last week, the 53-year-old billionaire led the charge against the initial version of the government funding bill, sparking claims among Democrats and some Republicans that Musk, not Trump, is the real leader of the GOP. —Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024

After finishing with a 7-10-2 record last year and a 9-9-2 mark the year before, Medfield’s big season reached a new height Friday with a 2-0 win over the Dover-Sherborn team that just upset Bishop Feehan last week. —Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 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