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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The missions last about two weeks from liftoff to splashdown.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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All major indexes ended the week in the red.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Boston City Hall helped kick off Lunar New Year celebrations Sunday with dragon and lion dances, music and more, a celebration the city will continue with a number of events and activities to ring in the Year of the Horse over the coming weeks.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
All major indexes ended the week in the red.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
The search for Savannah Guthrie's mom remains underway more than two weeks after she was last seen.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Week.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/week. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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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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