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 the last few weeks, the box office has seen a sharp downturn compared with last year’s totals.
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Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
The Hapa Blonde Lady Gaga pulled double-duty on Saturday Night Live on March 8, participating in nearly every sketch as this week's host and performing two incredible numbers from her new album, Mayhem.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2025
In the last few weeks, the box office has seen a sharp downturn compared with last year’s totals.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
In the past several weeks there has been an almost total shutdown of funding from the NIH.
—Abraham Palmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Week.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/week. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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