Weekend
noun
1.
the end of a week, especially the period of time between Friday evening and Monday morning:
We spent the weekend at Virginia Beach.
2.
this period as extended by one or more holidays, days off, or the like, that immediately precede or follow:
We’re getting a three-day weekend at Christmas.
3.
any two-day period taken or given regularly as a weekly rest period from one’s work:
I have to work at the hospital on Saturdays and Sundays, so I take my weekends on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
adjective
4.
of, for, or on a weekend:
a weekend pass; a weekend excursion.
verb (used without object)
5.
to pass the weekend, as at a place:
They weekended at their country place.
noun (ˌwiːkˈɛnd)
1.
the end of the week, esp the period from Friday night until the end of Sunday
(as modifier): a weekend party
verb (ˈwiːkˌɛnd)
2.
(intransitive) (informal) to spend or pass a weekend
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