weekend

WEEK-end/ˈwiˌkɛnd/UKweek-END/wiːˈkɛnd/

Pluralweekends

Verbweekends, weekending, weekended

3 meanings of weekend

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1
the days offnouncountable
The rest period at the end of the working week, usually Saturday and Sunday in Western countries.
She spent the whole weekend catching up on sleep.
Long weekends give families a chance to travel together.
UsageUsually no preposition with this, next, last or every weekend. Otherwise on the weekend, at the weekend or over the weekend.
2
done on days offadjective
Relating to, intended for or happening during the weekend.
The hotel offers a special weekend rate for couples.
Her weekend wardrobe is far more relaxed than her office clothes.
3
spend days offverbintransitive
To spend the rest period at the end of the working week somewhere.
The couple likes to weekend on the coast whenever the weather is good.
She weekended with old college friends in the countryside.
UsageFollowed by a place: weekend at a cabin, in the mountains, on the coast. More often people say spend the weekend.

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Origin

Formed from week + end. It began as a Northern England regionalism and came into more general use from the late 19th century, with comparable forms such as West Frisian wykein, Dutch weekeinde, and German Wochenende.

Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 5 facts

Weekend was formed from week + end. en.wiktionary.org
Weekend originated as a Northern England regionalism. en.wiktionary.org
Weekend entered more general use from the late nineteenth century. en.wiktionary.org
West Frisian wykein, Dutch weekeinde, and German Wochenende are comparable words meaning weekend. en.wiktionary.org
Call them comparable forms. German Wochenende in its modern sense was modelled on English weekend, rather than inherited with it from a common ancestor. en.wiktionary.org