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

Clancy, who was accused of murdering her three children in January 2023, has been in the national spotlight the last few weeks as her trial was live-streamed. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026

Police had been searching for Donna and Gregory Witte this week after Donna Witte's father filed a missing person report with the Hot Springs Police Department on Monday, records show. — Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026

Seattle acquired Smith, an undrafted rookie, from the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday in exchange for its 2027 sixth-round pick to cap a tumultuous few weeks. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Footage obtained earlier this week by a CNN team on the ground offered a glimpse inside these intricate networks built to harness Nepal’s rivers and fuel its booming hydropower industry. — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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

Rhymes for week

• beak
• beek
• bleak
• cheek
• chic
• clique
• creak
• creek
• eke
• freak
• geek
• greek

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