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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An additional finding showed that participants who reported higher calorie totals on weekends than weekdays also lost more weight.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
He works weekends and sometimes has to leave practice after an hour for work.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
Francesco's screen time can sometimes tip over the hour mark, Sam says, especially on wintry weekends, but argues that is not necessarily a bad thing.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
None of this requires that you memorize Pi to 1,000 digits or spend weekends in memory competitions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Over several weekends each June, the Osage hold their ceremonial dances, I'n-Lon-Schka.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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