weekends
Americanadverb
adverb
Usage
What does weekends mean? 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. Weekends is of course also the plural of the noun weekend. 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. However, when weekends is used as an adverb, it usually means every Saturday and Sunday or on Saturdays and Sundays. For example, a store that’s open weekends is open during at least some hours every Saturday and Sunday. Example: I live on campus during the week but I go home weekends.
Etymology
Origin of weekends
Example Sentences
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They most recently beat Fiji and Argentina and now face Australia, Japan, New Zealand and a Nations Championship play-off on successive weekends through November.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Lagarde has spent most of the past 15 years outside of the country, though she often returns to France from Frankfurt on the weekends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
I go super hard on the weekends and exercise every day when I’m on vacation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
With many offices moving to remote work, expatriates in Riyadh who frequently travelled to their home countries on weekends are still weighing their options.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Karly’s parents are divorced and she bounces between them at weekends and in the holidays.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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