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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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2025
After the dramatic race weekend last week, some took to social media to suggest the circuit could see similar changes to the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Rivera was at a protest last week against the new mandate along with other unhappy workers.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
With the recent rally for shares of COIN, the weekly PPO is very close to generating a similar signal in the coming weeks.
—David Keller, CNBC, 8 May 2025
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“Week.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/week. Accessed 21 May. 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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