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

For your weekend Going out 🚴 Los Angeles’ first pump track opened in Inglewood’s Edward Vincent Jr. Park and is worth a visit. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024

For Labor Day weekend, a pair of local traditions will return: The Detroit Jazz Festival will take over downtown with a four-day lineup led by drummer great Brian Blade, the 2024 artist-in-residence. —Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 5 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