Weekly

Pronunciation: /ˈwikli/

Definitions of weekly

adjective relating to or happening every week

Example Sentences

A1 I go to the gym weekly to exercise.

A2 She attends a weekly English conversation class.

B1 The company sends out a weekly newsletter to its employees.

B2 The magazine publishes a weekly column on current events.

C1 The professor assigns weekly readings for the course.

C2 The team meets weekly to discuss project updates.

adverb in a weekly manner

Example Sentences

A1 I go grocery shopping weekly.

A2 She visits her grandparents weekly.

B1 The company sends out a weekly newsletter to its subscribers.

B2 The team meets weekly to discuss project updates.

C1 The professor assigns weekly readings to the students.

C2 The athlete trains weekly to prepare for the upcoming competition.

Examples of weekly in a Sentence

formal The company sends out a weekly newsletter to all employees.

informal We have our weekly team meeting every Monday morning.

slang Let's catch up for our weekly gossip session.

figurative His weekly visits to the gym are like therapy for him.

Grammatical Forms of weekly

• past tense: weeklied
• plural: weeklies
• comparative: more weekly
• superlative: most weekly
• present tense: weekly
• future tense: will weekly
• perfect tense: have weekly
• continuous tense: is weekly
• singular: weekly
• positive degree: weekly
• infinitive: to weekly
• gerund: weeklying
• participle: weeklyed

Origin and Evolution of weekly

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'weekly' originated from the Old English word 'wucanlic', which means 'happening or done once a week.'

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'weekly' has retained its original meaning of occurring once a week. However, its usage has expanded to describe anything that happens, is produced, or is published once every seven days.