# weekend

Pronunciation: US say "WEEK-end" /ˈwiˌkɛnd/; UK say "week-END" /wiːˈkɛnd/

## Noun

1. The rest period at the end of the working week, usually Saturday and Sunday in Western countries.
   - Simple: The days at the end of the week, usually Saturday and Sunday, when most people do not work.
   - _She spent the whole weekend catching up on sleep._
   - _Long weekends give families a chance to travel together._

## Adjective

2. Relating to, intended for or happening during the weekend.
   - Simple: Happening on the weekend, or made for the weekend.
   - _The hotel offers a special weekend rate for couples._
   - _Her weekend wardrobe is far more relaxed than her office clothes._

## Verb

3. To spend the rest period at the end of the working week somewhere.
   - Simple: To spend the weekend in a particular place.
   - _The couple likes to weekend on the coast whenever the weather is good._
   - _She weekended with old college friends in the countryside._

## 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.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/weekend (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).