: the end of the week : the period between the close of one work or school week and the start of the next
especially
: Saturday and Sunday
weekended; weekending; weekends
: to spend the weekend
weekending in the country
: active in a specified role only on weekends or part-time
a weekend father
weekend athletes
Examples of weekend in a Sentence
Noun
What are you doing this weekend?
The office is closed on weekends.
I'm going away for the weekend.
She won a weekend in Cancun.
Verb
Her family weekends on the coast during the summer.
Recent Examples on the Web
Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
By Chad de Guzman Updated: June 10, 2024 11:00 AM EDT | Originally published: June 10, 2024 6:00 AM EDT
Over the weekend, a number of tributes to public intellectual Noam Chomsky were posted on social media, remarking on his life and career.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 June 2024
Justin George, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2023
Monos: Monos is offering up to 20 percent off select luggage and travel bags all weekend long with code LABORDAY2022.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2022
Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023
Fyre Festival was supposed to be an elaborate, weekend-long music festival in 2017, but its meltdown went viral on social media, as attendees documented makeshift tents and meager food offerings.
—Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
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Noun
The beloved Bad Boys duo released the fourth installment in the series, titled Bad Boys: Ride or Die, on June 7, and quickly snagged the top spot in box offices internationally over the film's debut weekend.
—Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
By Chad de Guzman Updated: June 10, 2024 11:00 AM EDT | Originally published: June 10, 2024 6:00 AM EDT
Over the weekend, a number of tributes to public intellectual Noam Chomsky were posted on social media, remarking on his life and career.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 June 2024
Verb
The weeknight and weekend $2 flat fare would remain.
—Justin George, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2023
Monos: Monos is offering up to 20 percent off select luggage and travel bags all weekend long with code LABORDAY2022.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2022
Adjective
Vittert, an ex-weekend anchor at Fox News, holds down the 7 p.m. hour, followed by Cuomo, followed by Abrams (who still holds the post of chief legal analyst at ABC News as well).
—Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023
Fyre Festival was supposed to be an elaborate, weekend-long music festival in 2017, but its meltdown went viral on social media, as attendees documented makeshift tents and meager food offerings.
—Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
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“Weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekend. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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weekend
1 of 2 noun
week·end
ˈwē-ˌkend 
: the end of the week
especially
: the period between the close of one working or school week and the beginning of the next
weekend
2 of 2 verb
: to spend the weekend at a specified place
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