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weekly

adj · adv · name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈwiːk.li/
  • rhymes with -iːk.li
  • homophone: weakly
  • CMU ARPABET: W IY1 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a week.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Happening once a week, or every week.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • He's going for his weekly check-up at the hospital.
  • In summer, we cut the grass on a weekly basis.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Once every week.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • She visits her mother weekly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adv

Meaning 4

Every week.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A publication that is published once a week.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

of or occurring every seven days

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a weekly visit
  • weekly paper

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hebdomadal, hebdomadary

Antonyms: none provided

8

adverb

Meaning 8

without missing a week

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she visited her aunt weekly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hebdomadally, every week, each week

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: series, serial, serial publication

History

Etymology

From Middle English wykely (adverb), equivalent to week + -ly (adverbial suffix) or week + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare Dutch wekelijks (“weekly”), German wöchentlich (“weekly”), Danish ugentlig (“weekly”), Norwegian ukentlig (“weekly”), Icelandic vikulega (“weekly”), Swedish veckovis (“weekly”).

Across languages

Translations

198 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أُسْبُوعِيٌّ (ʔusbūʕiyyun) — of or relating to a week
  • Azerbaijani: həftəlik — of or relating to a week
  • Basque: asteroko — of or relating to a week
  • Catalan: setmanal — of or relating to a week
  • Chinese Mandarin: 每週 /每周 (měizhōu) — of or relating to a week
  • Dutch: wekelijks — of or relating to a week
  • Dutch: wekelijkse — of or relating to a week
  • Finnish: viikoittainen — of or relating to a week
  • Finnish: viikko- — of or relating to a week
  • Georgian: კვირეული (ḳvireuli) — of or relating to a week
  • Georgian: ყოველკვირეული (q̇ovelḳvireuli) — of or relating to a week
  • German: wöchentlich — of or relating to a week
  • Greek: εβδομαδιαίος (evdomadiaíos) — of or relating to a week
  • Ancient Greek: ἑβδομαδιαῖος (hebdomadiaîos) — of or relating to a week
  • Hebrew: שבועי (shvu'í) — of or relating to a week
  • Hindi: साप्ताहिक (sāptāhik) — of or relating to a week
  • Italian: settimanale — of or relating to a week
  • Polish: tygodniowy — of or relating to a week
  • Portuguese: semanal — of or relating to a week
  • Romanian: săptămânal — of or relating to a week
  • Russian: неде́льный (nedélʹnyj) — of or relating to a week
  • Lower Sorbian: tyźeński — of or relating to a week
  • Swedish: vecka- — of or relating to a week
  • Arabic: أُسْبُوعِيٌّ (ʔusbūʕiyyun) — happening once a week or every week
  • Azerbaijani: həftəlik — happening once a week or every week
  • Bashkir: аҙналыҡ (aźnalıq) — happening once a week or every week
  • Basque: asteroko — happening once a week or every week
  • Belarusian: штотыднёвы (štotydnjovy) — happening once a week or every week
  • Belarusian: тыднёвы (tydnjóvy) — happening once a week or every week
  • Bengali: সাপ্তাহিক (śaptahik) — happening once a week or every week
  • Bengali: হপ্তা হপ্তা (hopta hopta) — happening once a week or every week
  • Breton: sizhuniek — happening once a week or every week
  • Bulgarian: се́дмичен (sédmičen) — happening once a week or every week
  • Catalan: setmanal — happening once a week or every week
  • Cebuano: sinemana — happening once a week or every week
  • Chinese Mandarin: 每週 /每周 (měizhōu) — happening once a week or every week
  • Dutch: wekelijks — happening once a week or every week
  • Dutch: wekelijkse — happening once a week or every week
  • Finnish: viikoittainen — happening once a week or every week
  • French: hebdomadaire — happening once a week or every week
  • Galician: semanal — happening once a week or every week
  • Georgian: კვირეული (ḳvireuli) — happening once a week or every week
  • Georgian: ყოველკვირეული (q̇ovelḳvireuli) — happening once a week or every week
  • Georgian: კვირაში ერთხელ (ḳviraši ertxel) — happening once a week or every week
  • German: wöchentlich — happening once a week or every week
  • Greek: εβδομαδιαίος (evdomadiaíos) — happening once a week or every week
  • Hebrew: שבועי (shvu'í) — happening once a week or every week
  • Hindi: साप्ताहिक (sāptāhik) — happening once a week or every week
  • Irish: seachtainiúil — happening once a week or every week
  • Italian: settimanale — happening once a week or every week
  • Japanese: 毎週の (maishū no) — happening once a week or every week
  • Korean: 매주의 (maejuui) — happening once a week or every week
  • Malay: mingguan — happening once a week or every week
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ukentlig — happening once a week or every week
  • Occitan: setmanièr — happening once a week or every week
  • Persian: هفتگی (haftegi) — happening once a week or every week
  • Plautdietsch: wäakjlich — happening once a week or every week
  • Polish: cotygodniowy — happening once a week or every week
  • Portuguese: semanal — happening once a week or every week
  • Romanian: săptămânal — happening once a week or every week
  • Russian: еженеде́льный (ježenedélʹnyj) — happening once a week or every week
  • Lower Sorbian: tyźeński — happening once a week or every week
  • Spanish: semanal — happening once a week or every week
  • Swedish: vecka- — happening once a week or every week
  • Turkish: haftalık — happening once a week or every week
  • Ukrainian: щотижне́вий (ščotyžnévyj) — happening once a week or every week
  • Ukrainian: тижне́вий (tyžnévyj) — happening once a week or every week
  • Basque: astean behin — once every week
  • Bengali: সাপ্তাহিক (śaptahik) — once every week
  • Bulgarian: седмично (sedmično) — once every week
  • Burmese: အပတ်စဉ် (a.patcany) — once every week
  • Catalan: setmanalment — once every week
  • Catalan: setmanal — once every week
  • Cherokee: ᏑᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏔᏂᏒ (sunadodaquasdi nigalistanisv) — once every week
  • Chinese Mandarin: 每週 /每周 (měizhōu) — once every week
  • Czech: týdně — once every week
  • Danish: ugentlig — once every week
  • Dutch: wekelijks — once every week
  • Dutch: eenmaal per week — once every week
  • Finnish: viikoittain — once every week
  • French: hebdomadairement — once every week
  • French: chaque semaine — once every week
  • Galician: semanalmente — once every week
  • Galician: cada semana — once every week
  • Georgian: კვირაში ერთხელ (ḳviraši ertxel) — once every week
  • German: wöchentlich — once every week
  • Greek: εβδομαδιαία (evdomadiaía) — once every week
  • Greek: εβδομαδιαίως (evdomadiaíos) — once every week
  • Gujarati: અઠવાડિક (aṭhavāḍik) — once every week
  • Hebrew: אחת לשבוע (akhát le-shavúa) — once every week
  • Hindi: साप्ताहिक (sāptāhik) — once every week
  • Hungarian: hetenként — once every week
  • Hungarian: hetente — once every week
  • Indonesian: mingguan — once every week
  • Italian: settimanalmente — once every week
  • Japanese: 毎週 (maishū) — once every week
  • Malay: mingguan — once every week
  • Middle English: wykely — once every week
  • Portuguese: semanalmente — once every week
  • Punjabi: ਹਫ਼ਤਾਵਾਰ (haftāvār) — once every week
  • Romanian: săptămânal — once every week
  • Russian: раз в неде́лю (raz v nedélju) — once every week
  • Spanish: semanalmente — once every week
  • Spanish: cada semana — once every week
  • Swedish: en gång per vecka — once every week
  • Swedish: en gång i veckan — once every week
  • Tagalog: lingguhan — once every week
  • Tamil: வாரந்தோறும் (vārantōṟum) — once every week
  • Turkish: haftada bir — once every week
  • Welsh: wythnosol — once every week
  • Arabic: أُسْبُوعِيًّا (ʔusbūʕiyyan) — every week
  • Basque: astero — every week
  • Belarusian: штоты́дзень (štotýdzjenʹ) — every week
  • Belarusian: штотыднёва (štotydnjova) — every week
  • Bulgarian: ежесе́дмично (ežesédmično) — every week
  • Burmese: အပတ်စဉ် (a.patcany) — every week
  • Catalan: setmanalment — every week
  • Catalan: cada setmana — every week
  • Cherokee: ᏑᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏔᏂᏒ (sunadodaquasdi nigalistanisv) — every week
  • Chinese Mandarin: 每週 /每周 (měizhōu) — every week
  • Czech: týdně — every week
  • Dutch: wekelijks — every week
  • Dutch: elke week — every week
  • Finnish: viikoittain — every week
  • French: hebdomadairement — every week
  • French: une fois par semaine — every week
  • Galician: semanalmente — every week
  • Galician: tódalas semanas — every week
  • Georgian: ყოველკვირეულად (q̇ovelḳvireulad) — every week
  • Georgian: კვირეულად (ḳvireulad) — every week
  • German: wöchentlich — every week
  • Greek: εβδομαδιαία (evdomadiaía) — every week
  • Greek: εβδομαδιαίως (evdomadiaíos) — every week
  • Hebrew: כל שבוע (kol shavúa) — every week
  • Hindi: साप्ताहिक (sāptāhik) — every week
  • Hungarian: minden héten — every week
  • Hungarian: heti — every week
  • Italian: settimanalmente — every week
  • Japanese: 毎週 (maishū) — every week
  • Korean: 매주 (maeju) — every week
  • Polish: cotygodniowo — every week
  • Polish: co tydzień — every week
  • Portuguese: semanalmente — every week
  • Romanian: în fiecare săptămână — every week
  • Romanian: săptămânal — every week
  • Russian: еженеде́льно (ježenedélʹno) — every week
  • Spanish: semanalmente — every week
  • Spanish: todas las semanas — every week
  • Swedish: varje vecka — every week
  • Turkish: her hafta — every week
  • Ukrainian: щоти́жня (ščotýžnja) — every week
  • Ukrainian: щотижне́во (ščotyžnévo) — every week
  • Bashkir: аҙналыҡ (aźnalıq) — publication that is published once a week
  • Basque: astekari — publication that is published once a week
  • Bengali: সাপ্তাহিক (śaptahik) — publication that is published once a week
  • Bulgarian: седмичник (sedmičnik) — publication that is published once a week
  • Chinese Mandarin: 周刊 (zhōukān) — publication that is published once a week
  • Czech: týdeník — publication that is published once a week
  • Dutch: weekblad — publication that is published once a week
  • Faroese: vikublað — publication that is published once a week
  • Finnish: viikkolehti — publication that is published once a week
  • French: hebdomadaire — publication that is published once a week
  • French: hebdo — publication that is published once a week
  • German: Wochenzeitschrift — publication that is published once a week
  • German: Wochenblatt — publication that is published once a week
  • German: Wochenzeitung — publication that is published once a week
  • Hebrew: שבועון (shavu'ón) — publication that is published once a week
  • Hindi: साप्ताहिक (sāptāhik) — publication that is published once a week
  • Hungarian: hetilap — publication that is published once a week
  • Indonesian: mingguan — publication that is published once a week
  • Irish: seachtanán — publication that is published once a week
  • Irish: páipéar seachtaine — publication that is published once a week
  • Irish: páipéar seachtainiúil — publication that is published once a week
  • Irish: nuachtán seachtainiúil — publication that is published once a week
  • Italian: settimanale — publication that is published once a week
  • Japanese: 週刊 (shūkan) — publication that is published once a week
  • Malayalam: വാരിക (vārika) — publication that is published once a week
  • Malayalam: ആഴ്ചപ്പതിപ്പ് (āḻcappatippŭ) — publication that is published once a week
  • Manx: shiaghtinane — publication that is published once a week
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ukeavis — publication that is published once a week
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vekeavis — publication that is published once a week
  • Persian: هفتهنامه (hafte-nâme) — publication that is published once a week
  • Polish: tygodnik — publication that is published once a week
  • Portuguese: semanário — publication that is published once a week
  • Portuguese: hebdomadário — publication that is published once a week
  • Romanian: săptămânal — publication that is published once a week
  • Romanian: hebdomadar — publication that is published once a week
  • Russian: еженеде́льник (ježenedélʹnik) — publication that is published once a week
  • Lower Sorbian: tyźenik — publication that is published once a week
  • Spanish: semanario — publication that is published once a week
  • Spanish: hebdomadario — publication that is published once a week
  • Swedish: veckotidning — publication that is published once a week
  • Telugu: వారపత్రిక (vārapatrika) — publication that is published once a week
  • Ukrainian: тижне́вик (tyžnévyk) — publication that is published once a week
  • Ukrainian: тижне́вий часо́пис (tyžnévyj časópys) — publication that is published once a week
  • Ukrainian: щотижне́вик (ščotyžnévyk) — publication that is published once a week
  • Vietnamese: tuần báo — publication that is published once a week
  • Vietnamese: tuần san — publication that is published once a week
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