- the end of the week, esp the period from Friday night until the end of Sunday
- (as modifier): a weekend party
- (intransitive) informal to spend or pass a weekend
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
week•end /ˈwikˌɛnd, -ˈɛnd/USA pronunciation
n.
v. [no object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024- [countable]
- the end of a week, esp. the period between Friday evening and Monday morning.
- this period with one or more days added immediately before or after:a three-day holiday weekend.
v. [no object]
- to pass the weekend:weekending at the beach.
week•end
(wēk′end′, -end′),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
v.i.
- the end of a week, esp. the period of time between Friday evening and Monday morning:We spent the weekend at Virginia Beach.
- this period as extended by one or more holidays, days off, or the like, that immediately precede or follow:We're getting a three-day weekend at Christmas.
- any two-day period taken or given regularly as a weekly rest period from one's work:I have to work at the hospital on Saturdays and Sundays, so I take my weekends on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
adj.
- of, for, or on a weekend:a weekend pass; a weekend excursion.
v.i.
- to pass the weekend, as at a place:They weekended at their country place.
- week + end1 1875–80
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weekend n /ˌwiːkˈɛnd/
'weekend' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Godard
- WKND
- Wilder
- arm-twisting
- bach
- black
- blah
- blue Monday
- bum
- chase
- crib
- dirty
- excursion
- getaway
- hacker
- houseful
- impedimenta
- irony
- it's
- jet
- jinx
- junior
- junketeer
- kick
- laze
- leisure sickness
- long weekend
- menu
- nowhere
- on-target
- ordinary
- pick-up
- sleep
- slop
- stay
- take
- upon
- weekend bag
- weekend warrior
- weekender
- weekends
- wonderful