weekend

1 of 3

noun

week·​end ˈwēk-ˌend 

: 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

weekend

2 of 3

verb

weekended; weekending; weekends

intransitive verb

: to spend the weekend

weekending in the country

weekend

3 of 3

adjective

: 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

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

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1638, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1901, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1935, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing weekend

• holiday weekend
• long weekend
• weekend bag
• weekend warrior

Kids Definition

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