week by weekadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌwiːk bʌɪ ˈwiːk/, U.S.

/ˌwik ˌbaɪ ˈwik/

Forms: see week n. and by prep. and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: week n., by prep.

Etymology: < week n. + by prep. + week n. Compare earlier weekly adv. Compare also earlier day by day adv. and year by year adv.

A. adv.

On each successive week; every week, weekly. Also (with reference to a record, itinerary, etc.): with details of each successive week.

ΚΠ

1606 W. Middleton Papisto-mastix ii. 14 The Apostle Paul would bee so troublesome..to appoint another day weeke by weeke.

1692 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 467 These Mercuries began about the middle of Octob. 1643, and were carried on thence week by week every Munday.

1756 London Mag. Oct. 496/2 It is particularly the interest of a writer, who prints himself out week by week, to remain unknown.

1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher III. iii. 78 She had always paid us very handsome, week by week.

1825 Recorder & Tel. (Boston) 16 Dec. 203/2 It has been previously decided that the Chaplains chosen by the two Houses should be of different denominations, and interchange their services week by week alternately.

1867 Spectator 23 Feb. 226/1 (advt.) We can trace his journey week by week.

1888 Bath (Maine) Independent 28 Apr. 1/2 Alas! it is the same old chapter reprinted, week by week.

1937 Life 26 July 57/2 His personality is developing so rapidly that even Mr. Bergen is losing control of him, and week by week has less and less to say for himself.

1978 Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. 14 c/1 They'll slug it out, week by week, blow by blow, for all the world to see.

2009 D. Jackson in L. M. Nybell et al. Childhood, Youth, & Social Work in Transformation xv. 339 She had recounted her entire story week by week.

B. adj.

That occurs in each successive week. Also: relating to, or giving details of, each successive week.

ΚΠ

1850 Express 1 Jan. 3/5 It is usual..to make a return of the stock of cotton on hand,—which return serves as a check upon the week-by-week returns previously forwarded throughout the year.

1895 W. Besant in Critic (N.Y.) 12 Oct. p. iii (advt.) The only paper to which we can look for a week-by-week record of American literature.

1917 B. M. Anderson Value of Money xix. 334 W. C. Mitchell considers..day by day and week by week changes.

1934 Chicago Tribune 30 Dec. 5/4 The prison diary.., a week by week account of an American girl's experience in a foreign land, saw light for the first time today.

1986 R. A. Peterson in P. J. DiMaggio Nonprofit Enterprise in Arts vii. 174 The advent of jet air travel allows performers, conductors, and other key artistic personnel to pursue world-spanning careers on a week-by-week basis.

2010 E. H. Peterson Pract. Resurrection xi. 221 The usual frequency is week by week.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	week by week
释义	week by weekadv.adj. Brit. /ˌwiːk bʌɪ ˈwiːk/, U.S. /ˌwik ˌbaɪ ˈwik/ Forms: see week n. and by prep. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: week n., by prep. Etymology: < week n. + by prep. + week n. Compare earlier weekly adv. Compare also earlier day by day adv. and year by year adv. A. adv. On each successive week; every week, weekly. Also (with reference to a record, itinerary, etc.): with details of each successive week. ΚΠ 1606 W. Middleton Papisto-mastix ii. 14 The Apostle Paul would bee so troublesome..to appoint another day weeke by weeke. 1692 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 467 These Mercuries began about the middle of Octob. 1643, and were carried on thence week by week every Munday. 1756 London Mag. Oct. 496/2 It is particularly the interest of a writer, who prints himself out week by week, to remain unknown. 1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher III. iii. 78 She had always paid us very handsome, week by week. 1825 Recorder & Tel. (Boston) 16 Dec. 203/2 It has been previously decided that the Chaplains chosen by the two Houses should be of different denominations, and interchange their services week by week alternately. 1867 Spectator 23 Feb. 226/1 (advt.) We can trace his journey week by week. 1888 Bath (Maine) Independent 28 Apr. 1/2 Alas! it is the same old chapter reprinted, week by week. 1937 Life 26 July 57/2 His personality is developing so rapidly that even Mr. Bergen is losing control of him, and week by week has less and less to say for himself. 1978 Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. 14 c/1 They'll slug it out, week by week, blow by blow, for all the world to see. 2009 D. Jackson in L. M. Nybell et al. Childhood, Youth, & Social Work in Transformation xv. 339 She had recounted her entire story week by week. B. adj. That occurs in each successive week. Also: relating to, or giving details of, each successive week. ΚΠ 1850 Express 1 Jan. 3/5 It is usual..to make a return of the stock of cotton on hand,—which return serves as a check upon the week-by-week returns previously forwarded throughout the year. 1895 W. Besant in Critic (N.Y.) 12 Oct. p. iii (advt.) The only paper to which we can look for a week-by-week record of American literature. 1917 B. M. Anderson Value of Money xix. 334 W. C. Mitchell considers..day by day and week by week changes. 1934 Chicago Tribune 30 Dec. 5/4 The prison diary.., a week by week account of an American girl's experience in a foreign land, saw light for the first time today. 1986 R. A. Peterson in P. J. DiMaggio Nonprofit Enterprise in Arts vii. 174 The advent of jet air travel allows performers, conductors, and other key artistic personnel to pursue world-spanning careers on a week-by-week basis. 2010 E. H. Peterson Pract. Resurrection xi. 221 The usual frequency is week by week. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1606
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