weekly
Weekly (adj) means Happening, published, or done once a week. Example: “The team holds a weekly meeting every Monday.”
How to use weekly
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOccurring every week, or a publication that comes out every week.
Word forms
weeklies plural, Weeklys plural
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The team holds a _____ meeting every Monday.
Etymology
From week plus the adjective/adverb-forming suffix -ly.
Synonyms
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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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