weekends

[week-endz]

adverb

1. every weekend; on or during weekends.

   We go fishing weekends.

weekends

/ ˌwiːkˈɛndz /

adverb

1. informal,  at the weekend, esp regularly or during every weekend

Word History and Origins

Origin of weekends¹

First recorded in 1875–80; weekend + -s ¹

Example Sentences

Even if I have a perfect final two weekends, I can't just rely on that.

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Journal cameras went inside the homes of LRU members to understand why regular Lithuanian citizens would take up arms and dedicate their free evenings and weekends to prepare for war.

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Ms Burns, who has her own business and works weekends to support her family, said she was hopeful she could now begin "putting money aside for the kids".

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A story the following year revealed that hospital administrators were forcing a maintenance worker to step in as an ambulance driver on weekends — without the requisite chauffeur’s license — to save money.

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Medics are often expected to work night shifts, weekends and longer hours, for which they receive extra payments.

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When To Use

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.