: 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
Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
In the wake of last weekend’s 2-1 loss at Portland, Sporting Kansas City made eight changes to its lineup for Wednesday night’s home game against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 May 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 Dodgers’ regular shortstop in 2023, Rojas has played a part-time role this season, starting just 23 of 58 games entering the weekend.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
In the wake of last weekend’s 2-1 loss at Portland, Sporting Kansas City made eight changes to its lineup for Wednesday night’s home game against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 May 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 6 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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