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That front is expected to stall out and hang around, raising rain chances for much of the state through the weekend.

—Leigh Morgan, al, 6 Apr. 2023

But a storm front was bearing down on east Georgia, bringing potentially heavy rainfall and knocking temperatures into the low 50s by the weekend, forecasters said.

—Paul Newberry, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023

After a bigger-than-expected opening day, estimates for Universal and Illumination’s big screen adaptation of the Super Mario Bros. video game franchise have been revised up to $92 million over the traditional weekend and $141 million in its first five days of release.

—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023

Okay, last question: If someone is coming to spend the weekend with you in Boston, what is on the itinerary?

—Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023

Art all day: NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale opens the weekend with its free-admission Sunny Day/Starry Nights series, featuring a two-for-one happy hour from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday.

—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023

Daytime high temperatures will likely stay in the mid 50s through the weekend.

—oregonlive, 6 Apr. 2023

But a storm front was bearing down on east Georgia, bringing potentially heavy rainfall and knocking temperatures into the low 50s by the weekend, forecasters said.

—Paul Newberry, ajc, 6 Apr. 2023

Players and coaches stormed the field at Camping World Stadium, with the postgame celebration lasting throughout the weekend.

—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023

The weeknight and weekend $2 flat fare would remain.

—Justin George, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2023

Monos: Monos is offering up to 20 percent off select luggage and travel bags all weekend long with code LABORDAY2022.

—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2022

Lily Jade’s best diaper bag is designed for the fashionable and on-the-go parent who wants a functional and stylish diaper bag that can easily transition from workdays to weekend adventures.

—Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023

Indian Prairie District 204 will use a $500,000 grant from Edward-Elmhurst Health to fund afterschool and weekend mental health therapy sessions at four schools.

—Joseph Ruzich, Chicago Tribune, 16 Nov. 2022

After shooting a 1-under 71 in the first round on Thursday and a 1-over 73 in the second round on Friday, Mullinax advanced to weekend play on the cut line.

—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 16 July 2022

Veteran evening anchor Jeff Hullinger has been moved to weekend evening anchor.

—Rodney Ho, ajc, 5 July 2022

In-person showings and meetings were prohibited, and weekend open houses were canceled.

—Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 June 2022

The top 50 and ties advanced to weekend play — a total of 52 players.

—Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2022

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

Fyre Festival was supposed to be an elaborate, weekend-long music festival in 2017 with tickets costing up to $250,000.

—Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 19 May 2022

Plus eight more weekend-fun ideas from Times listings coordinator Matt Cooper.

—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022

Meanwhile, an unprecedented number of bus drivers are out sick during the surge of the omicron variant, putting weekend-level bus service on the region’s roads seven days a week.

—Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2022

This winter, the team will sponsor a growing, weekend-long pond hockey tournament in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

—Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2021

At these multi-weekend events, artisans sold jewelry, candles and clothing; musicians played lutes and flutes; and fire-eaters, jugglers, acrobats and jousters performed feats of medieval derring-do.

—Washington Post, 24 June 2021

Not many players in this field had experienced a multi-weekend run.

—Chad Lindskog, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2021

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Источник

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

week-end (dated)
w/e (occasional use)

Etymology[edit]

From week +‎ end. Originally a Northern England regionalism (see 1903 quotation), in more general use from late 19th century.^[1]^[2] Compare Saterland Frisian Wiekeneende (“weekend”), West Frisian wykein (“weekend”), Dutch weekeinde (“weekend”), German Low German Wekenenn (“weekend”), German Wochenende (“weekend”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA^(key): /wiːˈkɛnd/, /ˈwiːˌkɛnd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈwiˌkɛnd/
(New Zealand, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈwiːˌkend/
Rhymes: -ɛnd, -iːkɛnd
Homophone: weakened (some accents)

Noun[edit]

weekend (plural weekends)

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
- 1874 July–December, W. Senior, “With the Herring Fleet”, in The Gentleman’s Magazine, page 704:
  
  “They can live upon barley-meal without a morsel of meat from week-end to week-end, can these miserable Sawnies,” quoth another.
- 1903, Francis Markham; Sir Clements Robert Markham, Recollections of a town boy at Westminster, 1849–1855, page 34:
  
  […] often took a few boys down there for what we North Country folk call the week-end — Saturday and Sunday; it was also used as a sanatorium if required.
- 1921 June 21, The Earl of Oxford and Asquith, K.G., chapter XX, in Memories and Reflections 1852–1927, volume 2, Cassell and Company, published 1928, →OCLC, page 197:
  
  I love a phrase of Dizzy’s in one of his later letters to Lady Bradford, whom he reproaches for her addiction to what we now call week-end visits to country houses: “the monotony of organized platitude.”

Usage notes[edit]

Historically in North America and parts of Europe, people would often work on Saturday as well, or at least until noon on Saturday. Thus the “weekend” might begin at noon or later on Saturday in older texts.

To describe the soonest upcoming weekend:

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) “at the weekend”, “on the weekend”, “this weekend”, “for the weekend”
- 1886, New Zealand Parliament, “Parliamentary debates”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 324, page 2371:
  
  Let them work at their ordinary jobs during the week, and then take them out of circulation at the weekend, which is usually the time when the trouble is …
- 2009, Great Britain House of Commons: Business and Enterprise Committee, “Pre-appointment Hearing with the Chairman-elect of Ofcom, Dr. Colette Bowe”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 16:
  
  Whether it is on the BBC, ITV or commercial radio does not really matter. …can give you a radio example of two things I was listening to at the weekend.
(US, Canada) “on the weekend”, “this weekend”, “for the weekend” (“at the weekend” is not used)
- 2002, United States Senate: Committee on Armed Services, Department of Defense authorization for appropriations for fiscal year 2002, page 722:
  
  I am going to Moscow on the weekend to participate in the discussion, …

Derived terms[edit]

dirty weekend
hen weekend
like a wet weekend
long weekend
lost weekend
nonweekend
something for the weekend
stag weekend
weekend bag
weekend dad
weekend warrior
weekender
weekendful
weekendly
weekendy

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weekday

Descendants[edit]

→ Arabic: ويكند‎
→ Armenian: վիքենդ (vikʿend)
→ Czech: víkend
→ French: weekend
→ German: Wochenende (calque)
→ Hungarian: víkend
→ Italian: weekend
→ Macedonian: викенд (vikend)
→ Polish: weekend
→ Russian: уик-энд (uik-end)
→ Serbo-Croatian: vìkend
→ Slovak: víkend
→ Swedish: weekend

Translations[edit]

break in the working week

Afrikaans: naweek
Albanian: fundjavë f, uikend m
Arabic: نِهَايَة الْأُسْبُوع‎ f (nihāyat al-ʾusbūʿ), عَطْلَة الْأُسْبُوع‎ f (ʿaṭlat al-ʾusbūʿ)

Gulf Arabic: ويكند‎ m (wīkand)

Hejazi Arabic: ويكند‎ m (wīkind) (Friday and Saturday in Saudi Arabia), نهاية الأسبوع‎ f (nihāyat al-ʾusbūʿ)
Armenian: շաբաթ-կիրակի (šabatʿ-kiraki), շաբաթվա վերջ (šabatʿva verǰ), ուիքենդ (uikʿend), վիքենդ (hy) (vikʿend), շաբաթավերջ (hy) (šabatʿaverǰ)
Azerbaijani: həftəsonu, altı-bazar
Basque: asteburu (eu), astebukaera (eu)
Belarusian: выхадны́я m pl (vyxadnýja), уік-э́нд m (uik-énd), кане́ц ты́дня m (kanjéc týdnja)
Breton: dibenn-sizhun m
Bulgarian: уике́нд (bg) m (uikénd), съ́бота и неде́ля (sǎ́bota i nedélja)
Burmese: အားလပ်ရက် (a:lap-rak)
Catalan: cap de setmana (ca) m
Chinese:

Cantonese: 週末／周末 (zau¹ mut⁶), 禮拜尾／礼拜尾 (lai⁵ baai³ mei⁵)

Mandarin: 週末／周末 (zh) (zhōumò)

Min Nan: 週末／周末 (chiu-boa̍t)
Czech: konec týdne m, víkend (cs) m
Danish: weekend (da) c
Dutch: weekend (nl) n, weekeinde (nl) n
Esperanto: semajnfino
Estonian: nädalavahetus (et)
Faroese: vikuskifti n
Finnish: viikonloppu (fi)
French: week-end (fr) m, weekend (fr) m, fin de semaine (fr) f (especially Canada)
Galician: fin de semana (gl) f, finde m (colloquial)
Georgian: უიკენდი (uiḳendi), შაბათ-კვირა (šabat-ḳvira)
German: Wochenende (de) n, Weekend (de) n (rare)
Greek: σαββατοκύριακο (el) n (savvatokýriako)
Greenlandic: weekendi
Hawaiian: hopena pule
Hebrew: סוֹף שָׁבוּעַ‎ m (sof shavúa’) (Friday and Saturday in Israel), סוֹפָ״שׁ‎ m (sofá»sh), סופש‎ m (sofash)
Hindi: सप्ताहांत m (saptāhānt), वीकेंड m (vīkeṇḍ)
Hungarian: hétvége (hu)
Hunsrik: Wochenn n
Icelandic: helgi (is) f
Indonesian: akhir pekan (id)
Irish: deireadh seachtaine m
Italian: weekend (it) m, fine settimana (it) m or f
Japanese: 週末 (ja) (しゅうまつ, shūmatsu), 土日 (ja) (どにち, donichi)
Kazakh: демалыс күндері (demalys künderı), уик-энд (uik-énd)
Khmer: ចុងអាទិត្យ (cong ʼaatɨt)
Korean: 주말(週末) (ko) (jumal)
Kyrgyz: демалыш күндөрү (demalış kündörü)
Ladino: fin de semana
Lao: ທ້າຍສັບປະດາ (thāi sap pa dā)
Latgalian: nedeļgols m
Latvian: vīkends m
Lithuanian: savaitgalis m
Macedonian: викенд m (vikend)
Malay: hujung minggu (ms)
Maltese: tmiem il-ġimgħa m
Maori: mutunga wiki, wīkene
Mongolian:

Cyrillic: амралтын өдөр (mn) (amraltyn ödör)
Navajo: Damóo yázhí dóó Damóo
Norwegian:

Bokmål: helg m or f

Nynorsk: helg f
Occitan: dimenjada (oc) f
Persian: آخر هفته‎ (âxer-e hafte)
Plautdietsch: Wäakjenenj
Polish: weekend (pl) m inan, koniec tygodnia m
Portuguese: final de semana (pt), fim de semana (pt)
Romanian: sfârșit de săptămână n, weekend n
Russian: уик-э́нд (ru) m (uik-énd), выходны́е (ru) m pl (vyxodnýje), коне́ц неде́ли m (konéc nedéli), суббо́та и воскресе́нье (subbóta i voskresénʹje)
Samoan: fa’ai’uga o vāiaso
Scottish Gaelic: deireadh-seachdain m
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: вѝкенд m

Roman: vìkend (sh) m
Slovak: víkend (sk) m, koniec týždňa m
Slovene: vikend m, konec tedna m
Sotho: wikente
Spanish: fin de semana (es) m, finde (es) m (colloquial)
Sranan Tongo: wikènt
Swahili: wikendi (sw)
Swedish: helg (sv) c, veckoslut (sv) n, weekend (sv) c
Tajik: охири ҳафта (oxiri hafta)
Tetum: semana rohan
Thai: สุดสัปดาห์ (sùt-sàp-daa), วันสุดสัปดาห์ (wan sùt-sàp-daa)
Tongan: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: hafta sonu (tr)
Ukrainian: вихідні́ m pl (vyxidní), уїк-е́нд m (ujik-énd), кіне́ць ти́жня m (kinécʹ týžnja)
Urdu: ہفتے کے آخر‎ (hafte ke āxir), اختتام ہفتہ‎ (ixtatām-e-hafta), آخر ہفتہ‎ (āxir-e-hafta), ختم ہفتہ‎ (xatam-e-hafta), ہفتے کا اختتام‎ (hafte kā ixtatām)
Uzbek: hafta oxiri
Vietnamese: cuối tuần (vi)
Welsh: penwythnos (cy) m
Yiddish: סוף־וואָך‎ m (sof-vokh)

Verb[edit]

weekend (third-person singular simple present weekends, present participle weekending, simple past and past participle weekended)

To spend the weekend.

We’ll weekend at the beach.

Adjective[edit]

weekend (not comparable)

Of, relating to or for the weekend.

I’m wearing my weekend shoes.
Occurring at the weekend.

a weekend break

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

^ Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “weekend”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
^ weekend, week-end at Google Ngram Viewer

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English weekend.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈʋiːˌɡ̊ɛnˀd̥], [ˈwiːˌɡ̊ɛnd̥]

Noun[edit]

weekend c (singular definite weekenden, plural indefinite weekender)

weekend

Inflection[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English weekend.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈʋikɛnt/
Hyphenation: week‧end

Noun[edit]

weekend n (plural weekenden or weekends, diminutive weekendje n)

weekend

Synonyms[edit]

weekeinde

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English weekend.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /wi.kɛnd/

Noun[edit]

weekend m (plural weekends)

post-1990 spelling of week-end

Synonym: (Canada) fin de semaine

Italian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

week-end

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English weekend.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /wiˈkɛnd/^[1]
Rhymes: -ɛnd

Noun[edit]

weekend m (invariable)

weekend

Synonym: fine settimana

References[edit]

^ week-end in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English weekend.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈwi.kɛnt/
Rhymes: -ikɛnt
Syllabification: wee‧kend

Noun[edit]

weekend m inan

weekend

Synonym: dwudzionek

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

weekendowy

weekendowicz

weekendować

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weekendowo

Romanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

week-end (dated)

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English weekend. First attested in 1970.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈuj.kend/, /ˈwi.kend/
Hyphenation: week‧end
Rhymes: -ujkend, -ikend

Noun[edit]

weekend n (plural weekenduri)

weekend

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

weekend in DEX online — Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English weekend.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /wiːk.ɛnd/, /viːk.ɛnd/

Noun[edit]

weekend c

a weekend (break in the working week)

Declension[edit]

Declension of weekend
	Singular	Plural
Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	weekend	weekenden	weekender	weekenderna
Genitive	weekends	weekendens	weekenders	weekendernas

Synonyms[edit]

helg
veckoslut

References[edit]

weekend in Svensk ordbok (SO)
weekend in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
weekend in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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The subjects of Darkon take the term «weekend warrior» too literally, but get a healthy release from suspending their mundane stresses. , by contrast, is a blunt but captivating melodrama, reminding us that wading too far into fantasy can be a most dangerous game. ❋ Matthew Shechmeister (2011)

Looks like this weekend is the start of the Oscar Hype machine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But, as they say, every dark cloud has a silver lining, and when one door shuts another opens, and three skinks are as good as a lemur: This weekend is also Radcon, a science fiction convention in Pasco, WA. ❋ Janetl (2010)

The Capital Weather Gang reminds us that this weekend is the D.C. WeatherFest, part of the larger Celebrate Science Expo on the National Mall. ❋ Washington Post Editors (2010)

The premiere award of the weekend is the Hugo Award for Best Novel, which was won by Neil Gaiman for The Graveyard Book. ❋ Ewillett (2009)

In the theater, what we call the weekend would normally not be a Friday-Saturday but a Sunday-Monday because we perform until Saturday evening or sometimes we would have a matinee on the Sunday. ❋ Javier Espinoza (2011)

My wine of the weekend is the Channing Daughters 2007 Scutttlehole Chardonnay. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The high point for his weekend is his ten-year high school reunion, which begins Friday night with a meeting with Stacy, a former friend who has become an interesting and beautiful woman. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Not to mention that the weekend is the only time for some people to hunt given they work on the weekday. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Perhaps, yes, your weekend is your own, but if you’re CEO of ACME, and the Monday morning headline is «ACME Vice Presidents On Run in Severed Head Scandal,» you would be understandably upset. ❋ Frankwu (2009)

The decision that has the law world buzzing this weekend is the release this Friday of Abdullah Al-Kidd v John Ashcroft. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This weekend is our reunion and tonight Liz and I had the chance to gather with several Sunset alum and their partners for a “pre-union” get together. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The last district swing of the weekend is almost universally called a “Victory Tour.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

There are many hunters who cannot take time off during hunting season and the weekend is their only time to hunt. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This weekend is the last chance to take the HWAT art trail in 2009, visiting artist studios around Norfolk and Suffolk in the UK. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[TZ]: Man, I haven’t done a thing all day. All I can think about is this upcoming weekend!
Random Lame Coworker: Dude, its [9:15] [Monday morning].. You’ve got a long way to go! ❋ TZ (2005)

It’s [the weekend], and I’m writing [definitions] on Urban Dictionary because I have [nothing better to do]. ❋ Iamawesomedog (2018)

I’m going to get [soooo] [wasted] on [the weekend] ! ❋ Dustin Is From Austin (2005)

Random co-worker: What are you doing this weekend?
Billy: Nothing, just relaxing. (thinking): I’m going to get drunk off of Bacardi and Vodka, then smoke a joint and hook up with my girlfriend’s best friend. I’ll come in on Monday drunk and high, make [bee line] for my cube, then just stare into space for several hours while listening to [Jethro Tull]. After that I’ll contemplate quitting for a while, then play [solitare] till its time to leave. ❋ Modisch (2008)

[o shit] dude it’s the weekend, time to [hookup] with [D’Angelo]. ❋ Only.true.answers (2019)

Every Kid: «Cool! I just got a new (Insert object name here)! I should probably do my homework though… What are we going to do this week? Will the teacher get mad when she sees my [unfinished] homework?»
Random other kid that broke in apparently: «Dude, it’s 11:18 pm. You still haven’t done any homework this weekend. You’ve been [wasting your time] playing (insert game title here). Stop [procrastinating].» ❋ MisterJubJub (2016)

Guy: Dude, [I’m so tired]!
Dude: Me too, I’m [practically] living [weekend to weekend]! ❋ KninjanessM (2010)

On Thursday afternoon Stacy threw down her work and said «I’m done, I’m not doing anymore, I’ve got a severe case of [weekenditis],» as she strolled off to the [break room] for [an undetermined amount of time]. ❋ Lizzz S (2008)

[janet] ( on [a monday] night) : oh, beth where’s chris?
beth: oh i dont know. he only comes around [on the weekends].
janet: oh he’s a weekender……. ❋ Lexicakes (2010)

Girl: Dude, did you see that new episode of [The Weekenders]? It totally rocked my world!
Guy: Yeah, I wish we had [wacky] adventures [on the weekends]! ❋ Rysrocks (2008)

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British

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[ week-end, —end ]

/ ˈwikˌɛnd, -ˈɛnd /

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noun

the end of a week, especially 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.

adjective

of, for, or on a weekend: a weekend pass; a weekend excursion.

verb (used without object)

to pass the weekend, as at a place: They weekended at their country place.

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Origin of weekend

First recorded in 1875–80; week + end¹

Words nearby weekend

Wee Free, wee hours, week, weekday, weekdays, weekend, weekend bag, weekender, weekends, weekend warrior, Weekley

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MORE ABOUT WEEKEND

What does weekend mean?

The weekend is most commonly considered the period between Friday evening and the end of Sunday.

More strictly speaking, the weekend is thought to consist of Saturday and Sunday (often regardless of whether the calendar week is considered to begin on Sunday or Monday).

In practical terms, the weekend is typically considered to be the period between the end of the workweek (or school week) and the beginning of a new one—which is why most people consider their weekend to start on Friday night, after work or school.

Of course, not everyone works a Monday-to-Friday schedule. A person who normally works on the weekend (on Saturday and Sunday) will probably consider any two-day stretch that they don’t have to work as their weekend.

Any additional days off on either side of a weekend are often considered part of the weekend. For example, a day off for a holiday on Friday or Monday will result in a three-day weekend. Or you could take off on Monday and Tuesday for a long weekend.

Weekend can also be used as an adjective in reference to something that happens on a weekend (as in a weekend session), lasts only for a weekend (as in a weekend trip), or only applies during a weekend (as in weekend hours).

Much less commonly, weekend can be used as a verb meaning to spend a weekend somewhere, as in We like to weekend in the Hamptons. This sense can sound a bit fancy or even pretentious (the same thing can be said about summer when it’s used as a verb).

The word weekends can be used as an adverb meaning every weekend or on or during weekends, as in I work weekends, so I always miss my son’s Saturday games.

Example: I spent the weekend at the beach, but now I have to go back to work.

Where does weekend come from?

The word weekend has been in use in some form since at least the 1600s. There are no commonly used words to refer to the beginning of the week, but the word midweek refers to the middle of the week, roughly from Tuesday morning to Thursday night.

It may be a matter of debate when the week actually ends—is it Saturday night? Sunday night? But most people consider their workweek to end when they finish working on Friday. And as soon as they stop working, that’s usually when the weekend is thought to begin.

The weekend is usually thought of as a time for rest, relaxation, leisure activities, and otherwise doing whatever you want to do. Common questions on Monday morning include “How was your weekend?” and “What did you do this weekend?”

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How is weekend used in real life?

The word weekend is usually associated with fun and relaxation due to being a period of free time when people can do the things they want to do (as opposed to having to work). For this reason, most people look forward to the weekend.

Everyone have a great weekend

— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) November 4, 2016

Happy Monday! Here’s my puppy hiking Red Rock Canyon from Saturday. How was your weekend? pic.twitter.com/moLiYGkQ2O

— Josh Helmuth KRDO (@Jhelmuth) September 21, 2020

Anybody wanna plan a weekend trip to Chicago? I’m just trying to eat and go to the museum lol

— Cheyane (@cheyanelaneigh_) September 18, 2020

Try using weekend!

True or False?

The weekend is only ever thought to consist of Saturday and Sunday.

Words related to weekend

excursion, expedition, picnic, vacation, circuit, course, cruise, outing, road, round, swing, travel, trek, trip, driving, flying, movement, navigation, ride, sailing

How to use weekend in a sentence

When he got back, they made plans for him to cook dinner for her that weekend.
This criticism of gaming also seems weak in an era where bingeing TV shows on Netflix is considered a normal weekend night.
Regardless of whether I’m taking a weekend road trip or a two-week car adventure, these six pieces of gear go with me.
I felt like the whole weekend was full of those types of terrible punts.

The nonprofit supplies research-based curriculum to guides and course providers across the country, who then offer various training weekends—priced between $250 and $500—throughout winter.
And when BET Weekend came to Atlanta two months ago, Brinsley thought he could become a major party promoter.
Williams was released on his own recognizance over the weekend and is expected back before a judge on Feb. 9, 2015.
In its opening weekend the movie Heaven Is For Real (budget: $12 million) doubled its gross.
On Christmas weekend, a North Korean tyrant has decided what American teenagers will see on the silver screen.
Are future historians going to look back on the past weekend as the one in which Elizabeth Warren took over the Democratic Party?
I have promised to lead a folk dance conference on the weekend.
And I have no recollection of ever thinking he was not going to come that weekend.
Out of curiosity I accepted an invitation for a weekend amid what is called the «hunting set» of Long Island.
You probably go to concerts on the weekend, and you probably check music out of the library too.
I hold in my hands actual literature on offer at the so-called concert in Dolores Park last weekend.

British Dictionary definitions for weekend

noun (ˌwiːkˈɛnd)

the end of the week, esp the period from Friday night until the end of Sunday
(as modifier)a weekend party

verb (ˈwiːkˌɛnd)

(intr) informal to spend or pass a weekend

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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конец недели, уик-энд

существительное ↓

- выходные дни в конце недели, уик-энд

long weekend — длинный уик-энд (обыкн. с пятницы до вторника)

глагол

- проводить дни отдыха, уик-энд

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

a weekend workshop that is intended to disabuse would-be landlords of a bed-and breakfast that the job is one long vacation — семинар выходного дня, цель которого заключается в том, чтобы вывести потенциальных владельцев гостиниц типа «постель и завтрак» из заблуждения, что эта работа — один сплошной отдых
weekend guest — гость, приехавший на выходные
dirty weekend — выходной день с возлюбленным
weekend edition — издание выходного дня
weekend excursion — экскурсия выходного дня
weekend hospital — больница или отделение больницы, где пациенты находятся только в субботу и воскресенье
weekend outing on the sea — отдых у моря в конце недели
weekend sale — распродажа в конце недели; распродажа под выходной; субботняя распродажа
weekend shopping — посещение магазинов в выходные дни; покупки в выходные
weekend warrior — army reservist
weekend work — сверхурочная работа в течение сокращенного рабочего дня

Примеры с переводом

They are away for the weekend.

Они уехали на выходные.

She often works at the weekend.

Она часто работает по выходным.

I’m free next weekend.

Я свободен в ближайшие выходные.

I never work at the weekend.

Я никогда не работаю по выходным.

He spent a weekend in London.

Выходные он провёл в Лондоне.

He trips every weekend

Он устраивает поездки(экскурсии) каждые выходные.

I picked up a bug last weekend.

Я заболел (подхватил инфекцию) в минувшие выходные.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

She won a weekend in Cancun.

I’m going away for the weekend.

What are you doing this weekend?

Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.

Возможные однокоренные слова

weekender — тот, кто проводит выходные вне дома, загородный дом, большая сумка

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: weekend
he/she/it: weekends
ing ф. (present participle): weekending
2-я ф. (past tense): weekended
3-я ф. (past participle): weekended

noun
ед. ч.(singular): weekend
мн. ч.(plural): weekends

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Britannica Dictionary definition of WEEKEND

[count]

Saturday and Sunday

What are you doing this weekend?
The office is closed on weekends.
I’m going away for the weekend.
(US) We’re going to the city on the weekend. = (Brit) We’re going to the city at the weekend.

a trip or vacation that is taken on Saturday and Sunday

She won a weekend in Cancun.

long weekend

a weekend that includes the Friday before, the Monday after, or both because you do not have to work or go to school on those days

Next Friday is a holiday, so we’ll have a long weekend.

— weekends

/ˈwiːkˌɛndz/

adverb

He travels weekends.

Britannica Dictionary definition of WEEKEND

always followed by an adverb or preposition

[no object]

to spend the weekend at a specified place

Her family weekends on the coast during the summer.

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1
weekend

weekend уикенд

week-end уик-энд

Персональный Сократ > weekend
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weekend

Англо-русский современный словарь > weekend
3
weekend

[ˈwi:kˈend]

weekend время отдыха с пятницы или субботы до понедельника, уикенд; to go to the country for the weekend поехать за город на уикенд weekend время отдыха с пятницы до понедельника weekend время отдыха с пятницы или субботы до понедельника, уикенд; to go to the country for the weekend поехать за город на уикенд weekend конец недели weekend отдыхать (где-л.) с пятницы или субботы до понедельника

English-Russian short dictionary > weekend
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weekend

1. n выходные дни в конце недели, уик-энд

2. v проводить дни отдыха, уик-энд

Синонимический ряд:

Saturday and Sunday (noun) end of the week; long weekend; Saturday and Sunday; Saturday to Monday; two days off

English-Russian base dictionary > weekend
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weekend

[‘wiːk’ənd]

время отдыха с субботы до понедельника, выходные дни, уикэнд

We usually meet at the weekend. — Мы обычно встречаемся в конце недели.

She works at weekends. — Она работает по выходным

— at the weekend
— go somewhere for the weekend
— spend one’s weekend with smb

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > weekend
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weekend

ˈwi:kˈend выходные дни в конце недели, уик-энд — long * длинный уик-энд (обыкн. с пятницы до вторника) проводить дни отдыха, уик-энд
~ время отдыха с пятницы или субботы до понедельника, уикенд;
to go to the country for the weekend поехать за город на уикенд
weekend время отдыха с пятницы до понедельника ~ время отдыха с пятницы или субботы до понедельника, уикенд;
to go to the country for the weekend поехать за город на уикенд ~ конец недели ~ отдыхать( где-л.) с пятницы или субботы до понедельника

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > weekend
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weekend

[͵wi:k`end], [`wi:kend]

сущ.

1. время отдыха с пятницы или субботы до понедельника, уикэнд;

2. отдыхать (где-л.) с пятницы или субботы до понедельника

at the weekend — в выходные дни (во мн. ч. идет без артикля) at weekends

She works at weekends. — Она работает по выходным.

ближайшие выходные — с определенным артиклем: the weekend

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > weekend
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weekend

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > weekend
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weekend

1. [͵wi:kʹend,ʹwi:kend]

выходные дни в конце недели, уик-энд

2. [͵wi:kʹend]

проводить дни отдыха, уик-энд

НБАРС > weekend
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weekend

English-Russian military dictionary > weekend
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weekend

The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > weekend
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weekend

Large English-Russian phrasebook > weekend
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weekend

English-Russian big medical dictionary > weekend
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weekend

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > weekend
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weekend

[`wiːk`end]

выходные дни, уикэнд

отдыхать в выходные дни

Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > weekend
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weekend

(n) выходной день; уикенд; уикэнд

* * *

время отдыха с пятницы или субботы до понедельника, конец недели, уик-энд
отдыхать с пятницы или субботы до понедельника

Новый англо-русский словарь > weekend
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weekend

English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь) > weekend
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weekend

конец недели, выходные (в англоязычных странах обычно имеются в виду суббота и воскресенье)

Subsidiary English-Russian dictionary > weekend
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weekend

I.

adj.

vikendovy · викендовы, konec-tydnjovy · конец-тыдньовы

II.

n.

vikend · викенд

m.

, konec-tydnja · конец-тыдньа

m.

Dictionary English-Interslavic > weekend
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weekend bags weekend case

weekend bags, weekend case
1> небольшой чемодан

НБАРС > weekend bags weekend case

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Weekend — (Мукачево,Украина) Категория отеля: Адрес: Avtomobilistiv Street 19, Мукачево, 89600, Украи … Каталог отелей
Weekend — Жанр детективный триллер Режиссёр Станислав Говорухин Автор сценария Станислав Говорухин по мотивам романа Ноэля Калефа «Лифт на эшафот» … Википедия
Weekend — (Грахен,Швейцария) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Chalet Weekend, 3925 Грахен, Ш … Каталог отелей
weekend — (n.) also week end, 1630s, from WEEK (Cf. week) + END (Cf. end) (n.). Originally a northern word (referring to the period from Saturday noon to Monday morning); it became general after 1878. As an adjective, only on weekends, it is recorded from… … Etymology dictionary
weekend — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. łikend] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. weekendndzie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} końcowa część tygodnia (zwykle od piątkowego popołudnia do poniedziałku rano) wolna od pracy, przeznaczona zazwyczaj na wypoczynek : {{/stl … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
weekend — ► NOUN ▪ Saturday and Sunday. ► VERB informal ▪ spend a weekend somewhere … English terms dictionary
weekend — (ingl.; pronunc. [uiquén]; pl. «weekends») 1 m. Fin de semana con el correspondiente descanso laboral. 2 Maletita o bolso para excursiones de fin de semana … Enciclopedia Universal
Weekend — Weekend,das:⇨Wochenende WeekendWochenende … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
weekend — |uíquend| s. m. Férias de fim de semana, de sábado a segunda feira. ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa que significa fim de semana … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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Other forms: weekends; weekending; weekended

For most of us, the weekend is Saturday and Sunday — the days you don’t have to go to school or work. If you’ve got big weekend plans, time may seem to move extra slowly on Friday.

We often take weekends for granted, looking forward to a nice, two-day rest from our weekday responsibilities, but the concept of a weekend is a relatively recent one. After the Industrial Revolution, workers often found themselves laboring six or even seven days a week. You can thank 20th-century labor unions for the modern weekend we know today — it was their activism that eventually standardized the five-day workweek.

Definitions of weekend

noun

a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday

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week•end /ˈwikˌɛnd, -ˈɛnd/USA pronunciation
n.

[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.

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

weekend n /ˌwiːkˈɛnd/

the end of the week, esp the period from Friday night until the end of Sunday
(as modifier): a weekend party

vb /ˈwiːkˌɛnd/

(intransitive) informal to spend or pass a weekend

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long weekend

— weekends

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