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“Weak” or “Week”

weak / week are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

weak w·IY·k

  • adjectivewanting in physical strength.
  • adjectivetending downward in price.
  • adjectivedeficient or lacking in some skill.
  • adjective(used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection.
  • adjectivenot having authority, political strength, or governing power.
  • adjectivelikely to fail under stress or pressure.
  • adjectivedeficient in intelligence or mental power.

week w·IY·k

  • nounany period of seven consecutive days.
  • nouna period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday.
Usage

Examples in context

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“weak”

  • He was also called a "weak dog" by 's Mark Johnson…
  • …from Spain while it was weak, and gain independence, and so…
  • …destroys Madkat by hitting his weak spot, Ringtail's sanity and career…
  • …Me When I'm Down" had weak lyrics.
  • …if he bought out the weak refiners first, he'd generate opposition…
  • They are marked by rounded, weak, axial ribs of which eight…
  • Those with weak prior attitudes, however, were affected.
  • …feathers were too thin and weak to have remained rigid during…
  • The weak left (Bruhat) order is defined…
  • …2018, Dr. Peters fears a weak aftermarket and is considering scrapping…

“week”

  • …Conan O'Brien and on Shark Week.
  • …was chosen "Pick of the Week" on BBC radio.
  • Each week contestants were put to the…
  • …quarter per game every other week, until starting quarterback Gibran Hamdan…
  • …downtrodden Kansas State the previous week, as the Cornhuskers actually fell…
  • …the flat performance of the week before, and was firing on…
  • In the following three weeks the film grossed $19 million,…
  • …in three games during the week, highlighted by a league-high 25-rebound
  • …Noticiero Univision seven nights a week (and was the only nightly…
  • …Meet the Press, ABC's This Week, CBS' Face the Nation, Fox's…

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