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.
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The weather has been spectacular all week in Vatican City, and conditions for the funeral also look terrific, forecasters said.
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Susan Miller, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
The driver avoided a wreck during this week's race, and in the resulting interview, described what happened through his shining personality.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida, after she was flagged in a routine security check, officials said Saturday.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
Here, are the best photos of celebs out and about this week.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Susan Miller, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
The driver avoided a wreck during this week's race, and in the resulting interview, described what happened through his shining personality.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
The wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida, after she was flagged in a routine security check, officials said Saturday.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
Here, are the best photos of celebs out and about this week.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Week.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/week. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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week
noun1
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
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