: 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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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
When the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, payments are issued on the last business day of the previous month.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Both restaurants will serve their regular menus all weekend along with a Valentine dinner special.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
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
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Noun
The National Transportation Safety Board said a fire truck that collided with an Air Canada commercial jet at LaGuardia International Airport over the weekend lacked the equipment needed to trigger a warning system before the deadly crash.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
When the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, payments are issued on the last business day of the previous month.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Hi Desert Lo-Fi Lit Fest is hosting free panels, workshops, and readings all weekend along.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Both restaurants will serve their regular menus all weekend along with a Valentine dinner special.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Instead, set your target areas ahead of time, and enlist the help of family members to make this quick reset a part of your pre-weekend routine.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
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
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“Weekend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekend. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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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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