weekly
WEEK-lee
Weekly (adj) means Happening, published, or done once a week. Example: “The team holds a weekly meeting every Monday.”
adj
1
Happening, published, or done once a week.
"The team holds a weekly meeting every Monday."
"Her weekly shop takes place on Saturday morning."
"The school sends parents a weekly report on their children's progress."
adv
1
Once every week.
"The newsletter is sent out weekly."
"The bins are emptied weekly, so put them out on Thursday night."
"He phones his grandmother weekly to hear all her news."
noun
1
A newspaper or magazine published once a week.
"She writes a column for the local weekly."
"My dad buys the farming weekly at the newsagent every Friday."
"The celebrity gossip weekly had a photo of the royal wedding on its cover."
How to use weekly
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOccurring every week, or a publication that comes out every week.
Common pairings
weekly basis
weekly report
weekly paycheck
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Etymology
From week plus the adjective/adverb-forming suffix -ly.
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Frequently asked questions
What does “weekly” mean?
The word “weekly” means happening, published, or done once a week. In plain terms, occurring every week, or a publication that comes out every week.
How do you pronounce “weekly”?
“Weekly” is pronounced WEEK-lee (/ˈwiːk.li/ in IPA).
How do you use “weekly” in a sentence?
Here is “weekly” used in a sentence: “The team holds a weekly meeting every Monday.”
What is another word for “weekly”?
Words with a similar meaning to “weekly” include hebdomadally, hebdomadal and hebdomadary.
What part of speech is “weekly”?
Depending on how it is used, “weekly” can be an adjective, an adverb and a noun.
Is “weekly” a common word?
“Weekly” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.
How many meanings does “weekly” have?
“Weekly” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: happening, published, or done once a week.
What is the difference between weekly and biweekly?
Weekly means once every week. Biweekly is ambiguous: it can mean every two weeks or twice a week, so it often causes confusion. To be clear, many people say 'once a week,' 'every two weeks,' or 'twice a week' instead. Weekly, by contrast, has only one meaning.
What is an example of weekly?
A weekly team meeting happens once every week, a weekly magazine is published each week, and weekly pay arrives every seven days. A weekly newsletter, a weekly cleaning schedule, and a weekly TV show follow the same once-a-week pattern.
Can weekly be a noun or an adverb?
Yes. As an adjective it describes something done each week ('a weekly report'). As an adverb it means once a week ('we meet weekly'). As a noun, a weekly is a newspaper or magazine that comes out every week. All three uses share the once-a-week idea.
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