weekend
[ week-end, -end ]
/ ˈwikˌɛnd, -ˈɛnd /
noun
the end of a week, especially the period of time between Friday evening and Monday morning: We spent the weekend at Virginia Beach.
this period as extended by one or more holidays, days off, or the like, that immediately precede or follow: We're getting a three-day weekend at Christmas.
any two-day period taken or given regularly as a weekly rest period from one's work: I have to work at the hospital on Saturdays and Sundays, so I take my weekends on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
adjective
of, for, or on a weekend: a weekend pass; a weekend excursion.
verb (used without object)
to pass the weekend, as at a place: They weekended at their country place.
Words nearby weekend
weeds,
weedy,
week,
weekday,
weekdays,
weekend,
weekend bag,
weekend warrior,
weekender,
weekends,
weekley
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British Dictionary definitions for weekend
weekend
noun (ˌwiːkˈɛnd)
- the end of the week, esp the period from Friday night until the end of Sunday
- (as modifier)a weekend party
verb (ˈwiːkˌɛnd)
(intr) informal
to spend or pass a weekend
See also
weekends