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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In this week’s reader mailbag, Charlotte Observer reporter Alex Zietlow answers questions on the minds of Panthers fans.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
The focus was narrow, but thoughtfully executed; two weeks in, the museum even acquired a work that was long believed a false copy, but which was reattributed to Murillo by an art historian, causing a flurry of international headlines.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
The Heat had gone 1-1 this past week (and 4-4 overall this season) with Powell starting alongside Herro, Mitchell, Adebayo and Andrew Wiggins.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Boston is in for a wide range of warm and chilly spring days in the coming week, with some potential for bouts of rain, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
The focus was narrow, but thoughtfully executed; two weeks in, the museum even acquired a work that was long believed a false copy, but which was reattributed to Murillo by an art historian, causing a flurry of international headlines.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
The Heat had gone 1-1 this past week (and 4-4 overall this season) with Powell starting alongside Herro, Mitchell, Adebayo and Andrew Wiggins.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Boston is in for a wide range of warm and chilly spring days in the coming week, with some potential for bouts of rain, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Week.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/week. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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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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