weekendnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌwiːkˈend/us/ˈwiːk.end/A1 Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening until Sunday night; the part of the week in which many people living in the West do not go to work:
This/Next weekend we're going to see some friends.
I have a lot of homework to do over the weekend.
He spent the weekend fishing with his brother.
UK Do you have anything planned for the weekend?
a trip or a visit at a weekend:
How much would a weekend for two in New York cost?
They own a weekend retreat in the country.
at the weekend UK US on the weekend
on Saturday or Sunday, or on both Saturday and Sunday:
What did you do at the weekend?
We go out once in a while after work and at the weekend.
at weekends UK US on (the) weekends
usually or often between Friday evening and Sunday night, or on Saturdays and Sundays:
They go windsurfing at weekends.
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- We were just chatting about what we did last weekend.
- We're going climbing in Scotland next weekend.
- I'd like to go but I'm afraid I'm booked up until the weekend.
- So you've got the whole house to yourself this weekend?
- They usually go windsurfing at weekends.
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Days, & parts of the week
- Fri
- Friday
- long weekend
- midweek
- Mon
- Monday
- Saturday
- school night
- sun
- Sunday
- Thur
- Thursday
- tomorrow
- Tue
- Tuesday
- wed
- Wednesday
- weekday
- weeknight
- yesterday
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