weekend
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.
of, for, or on a weekend: a weekend pass; a weekend excursion.
to pass the weekend, as at a place: They weekended at their country place.
Origin of weekend
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How to use weekend in a sentence
When he got back, they made plans for him to cook dinner for her that weekend.
Date Lab: One of our setups is still going strong two years later. We caught up with Willie and Renee for an update. | Marin Cogan | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostThis criticism of gaming also seems weak in an era where bingeing TV shows on Netflix is considered a normal weekend night.
Video games deserve better than blanket, parachute coverage from reporters who don’t get it | Gene Park | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostRegardless 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.
Lamar Jackson, The Browns And Slime Won The NFL’s Wild-Card Weekend | Sara Ziegler (sara.ziegler@fivethirtyeight.com) | January 11, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThe 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.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault | M.L. Nestel | December 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn its opening weekend the movie Heaven Is For Real (budget: $12 million) doubled its gross.
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More | Kevin Fallon | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn Christmas weekend, a North Korean tyrant has decided what American teenagers will see on the silver screen.
The Sony Hack and America’s Craven Capitulation To Terror | David Keyes | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAre 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.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAnd I have no recollection of ever thinking he was not going to come that weekend.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyOut of curiosity I accepted an invitation for a weekend amid what is called the "hunting set" of Long Island.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairYou probably go to concerts on the weekend, and you probably check music out of the library too.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowI hold in my hands actual literature on offer at the so-called concert in Dolores Park last weekend.
Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for weekend
the end of the week, esp the period from Friday night until the end of Sunday
(as modifier): a weekend party
(intr) informal to spend or pass a weekend
- See also weekends
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