weekend

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /wiːˈkɛnd/, /ˈwiːˌkɛnd/
• (America) IPA: /ˈwiˌkɛnd/

Noun

weekend (plural weekends)

1. The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

Related terms

• weekender
• dirty weekend
• weekday
• weekend warrior
• long weekend

Translations

• French: fin de semaine, week-end, weekend
• German: Wochenende
• Italian: weekend, fine settimana
• Portuguese: final de semana, fim de semana
• Russian: уик-э́нд
• Spanish: fin de semana, finde (colloquial)

Verb

weekend (weekends, present participle weekending; past and past participle weekended)

1. To spend the weekend.

   We'll weekend at the beach.

Adjective

weekend (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to or for the weekend.

   I'm wearing my weekend shoes.

2. Occurring at the weekend.

   a weekend break

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