weekend

1 of 3

noun

week·​end ˈwēk-ˌend How to pronounce weekend (audio)
: 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 restaurant serves lunch Tuesday through Friday and dinner on weekends. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024 Over the weekend, in Selma, Ala., at the annual event marking Bloody Sunday 1965, when state troopers beat Black protesters marching for the right to vote, organizers held events to attract young African American voters. Kyle Gassiott, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024 This means more people are about to descend on South Beach and one thing crowds can expect over the next couple weekends are traffic jams, DUI checkpoints and license plate readers. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024 As a result, over 6,000 pages of previously unseen documents, including emails involving Henley, Eagles manager Irving Azoff, and members of their legal team, were handed over to the defense team starting this past weekend, as the trial was already well underway. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024 Number 9 Company of the Irish Guards is leading the parade this year, meaning Kate would traditionally conduct the Colonel's Review the weekend before the event. Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024 After three consecutive years of spring break violence, Miami Beach officials are implementing monthlong security measures aimed at curbing the chaos, including parking restrictions for non-residents and closing sidewalk cafes on busy weekends. David Fischer, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2024 The festival — which celebrates music, surf, and art with over 25 artists, three stages, a professional surf contest and art installations throughout the weekend — takes place at the city’s North Beach and Bradley Park. Michele Amabile Angermiller, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024 Consider which renovations add the most value to your home (including the kitchen and bathroom), what you can actually get done in a weekend, and everything in between. Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 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 Lily Jade’s best diaper bag is designed for the fashionable and on-the-go parent who wants a functional and stylish diaper bag that can easily transition from workdays to weekend adventures. Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023 Indian Prairie District 204 will use a $500,000 grant from Edward-Elmhurst Health to fund afterschool and weekend mental health therapy sessions at four schools. Joseph Ruzich, Chicago Tribune, 16 Nov. 2022 After shooting a 1-under 71 in the first round on Thursday and a 1-over 73 in the second round on Friday, Mullinax advanced to weekend play on the cut line. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 16 July 2022 Veteran evening anchor Jeff Hullinger has been moved to weekend evening anchor. Rodney Ho, ajc, 5 July 2022 In-person showings and meetings were prohibited, and weekend open houses were canceled. Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 June 2022 The top 50 and ties advanced to weekend play - a total of 52 players. Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 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 Fyre Festival was supposed to be an elaborate, weekend-long music festival in 2017 with tickets costing up to $250,000. Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 19 May 2022 Plus eight more weekend-fun ideas from Times listings coordinator Matt Cooper. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022 Meanwhile, an unprecedented number of bus drivers are out sick during the surge of the omicron variant, putting weekend-level bus service on the region’s roads seven days a week. Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2022 This winter, the team will sponsor a growing, weekend-long pond hockey tournament in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2021 At these multi-weekend events, artisans sold jewelry, candles and clothing; musicians played lutes and flutes; and fire-eaters, jugglers, acrobats and jousters performed feats of medieval derring-do. Washington Post, 24 June 2021 Not many players in this field had experienced a multi-weekend run. Chad Lindskog, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2021

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of weekend was in 1638

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Cite this Entry

“Weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekend. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

weekend

1 of 2 noun
week·​end ˈwē-ˌkend How to pronounce weekend (audio)
: 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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