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

Just last month, travel on the railway was partially shuttered because of high tides, which came just weeks after a temporary closure in September due to erosion and slope damage following a strong Pacific storm. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Personal Finance is rolling out in beta this week for Claude Pro, Max and Ultra subscribers in the US. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

He was listed on the injury report for this week’s home game against the New York Jets but was a full participant in practice on Thursday. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026

The 10-cent root beers are long gone, but Chris Kempczinski, who marked his seventh anniversary as CEO this week, is having to pay new attention to its value proposition. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 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