weekly
/'wi:kli/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Occurring, done, or appearing once a week or every week: Describes something that happens or is produced with a frequency of once per seven days.
- Computed or determined by the week: Relating to a period of one week.
Adverb:
- Once a week; every week: Describes the frequency of an action or event.
Noun:
- A publication issued once a week: A periodical, such as a magazine or newspaper, that is published every week.
Examples of Usage
Adjective:
- We have a weekly team meeting every Monday. (Describes a recurring event.)
- She is paid a weekly salary. (Describes compensation calculated per week.)
- It is a weekly magazine. (Describes the publication schedule of a periodical.)
Adverb:
- The garbage is collected weekly. (Describes how often an action occurs.)
- The data is updated weekly. (Describes the frequency of a process.)
Noun:
- I subscribe to a local weekly. (Refers to a weekly newspaper or magazine.)
- She writes for a famous news weekly. (Refers to a weekly publication.)
Advanced Usage
"A weekly basis": Used to indicate the regular interval of an activity.
- Reports are submitted on a weekly basis. (Meaning reports are submitted every week.)
"Twice-weekly" / "Thrice-weekly": Compound adjectives indicating frequency of two or three times per week. (Note: These are listed here as they are common variants but are distinct from the single word "weekly").
- The clinic offers twice-weekly therapy sessions.
Variants and Related Words
- Biweekly (adj/adv): Can mean either "occurring every two weeks" or "occurring twice a week." Context is crucial.
- Semiweekly (adj/adv): Occurring twice a week.
- Week (n): A period of seven days, forming the basis for "weekly."
- Weeklies (n, plural): Multiple weekly publications.
Synonyms
- Adjective/Adverb: Each week, every week, once a week, per week.
- Noun: Periodical, magazine, journal, gazette (when specifying a weekly publication).
Related Phrases
"Paid weekly": Receiving payment once every week.
- The temporary staff are paid weekly.
"Weekly schedule": A timetable or plan that repeats every week.
- Her weekly schedule is very busy.
Idioms
(No specific idioms are centered solely on the word "weekly." Its usage is primarily literal and functional.)
Adjective
- of or occurring every seven days
- a weekly visit
- weekly paper
Adverb
- without missing a week
- she visited her aunt weekly
Noun
- a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)