Weekend

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /wiːk.ˈɛnd/, wiːˈkÊ°É›nd
• US IPA: /ˈwik.É›nd/

Full definition of weekend

Noun

1. The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday. Occasionally abbreviated to w/e.
• 1903, Francis Markham, Recollections of a town boy at Westminster, 1849-1855, ... often took a few boys down there for what we North Country folk call the weekend — Saturday and Sunday; it was also used as a sanatorium if required.

Usage notes

Historically in North America and parts of Europe, people would often work on Saturday as well, or at least until noon on Saturday. Thus the "weekend" might begin at noon or later on Saturday in older texts.

To describe the soonest upcoming weekend:

(UK, New Zealand) "at the weekend", "on the weekend", "this weekend", "for the weekend"

(US, Canada) "on the weekend", "this weekend", "for the weekend" ("at the weekend" is not used)

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2002, United States Senate: Committee on Armed Services, Department of Defense authorization for appropriations for fiscal year 2002, I am going to Moscow on the weekend to participate in the discussion, ...

Alternative forms

• week-end

Related terms

• weekender
• dirty weekend
• weekday
• weekend warrior
• long weekend

Verb

1. To spend the weekend.We'll weekend at the beach.

Adjective

1. Of, relating to or for the weekend.I'm wearing my weekend shoes
2. Occurring at the weekend.a weekend break