: 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.
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New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
Right tackle Daylon Metoyer missed the game after picking up an injury in the Mountain West championship game last weekend, and right guard Roger Carreon exited the game in the first quarter after a Washington player rolled into his legs.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Dec. 2025
Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Pack this chunky cardigan at the top of your tote to put on when the plane gets chilly or to channel the main character from your favorite old-school rom-com on those cozy cabin weekends away.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
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
Good time for Australians to secure reliable portable power for summer camping trips, beach weekends, or home backup peace of mind.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
Right tackle Daylon Metoyer missed the game after picking up an injury in the Mountain West championship game last weekend, and right guard Roger Carreon exited the game in the first quarter after a Washington player rolled into his legs.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Dec. 2025
Verb
Options range from a larger, suede shoulder bag, to more compact styles, oversized totes, fitting for weekending and more, and trending leopard-print, too (one of Hailey Bieber’s go-tos).
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Pack this chunky cardigan at the top of your tote to put on when the plane gets chilly or to channel the main character from your favorite old-school rom-com on those cozy cabin weekends away.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
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 19 Dec. 2025.
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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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