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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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Dec. 2025
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One touchdown and they might be headed to Cincinnati next week in sole possession of first place in the AFC North.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Dec. 2025
This incident comes just weeks after chainsaw-wielding thieves broke into the Louvre and stole more than $100 million in jewelry in October.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
One touchdown and they might be headed to Cincinnati next week in sole possession of first place in the AFC North.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
The guidance comes one week after demonstrators gathered as ICE attempted to detain people on Canal Street near Chinatown.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Week.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/week. Accessed 8 Dec. 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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