26984 words

weekend

9 definitions • 15 examples
1
Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening until Sunday night; the part of the week in which many people living in the West do not go to work:

Examples:

This/Next weekend we're going to see some friends.
over the weekend I have a lot of homework to do over the weekend.
spend the weekend He spent the weekend fishing with his brother.
for the weekend UK Do you have anything planned for the weekend?
2
a trip or a visit at a weekend:

Examples:

How much would a weekend for two in New York cost?
They own a weekend retreat in the country.
3
on Saturday or Sunday, or on both Saturday and Sunday:

Examples:

What did you do at the weekend?
4

Examples:

They go windsurfing at weekends.
5
Saturday and Sunday, when many people do not work:

Examples:

Do you have anything planned for the weekend?
6
Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening until Sunday night:

Examples:

this/next/last weekend The contract ends next weekend.
The film produced huge takings on the first weekend.
7
a holiday or a visit taken at a weekend:

Examples:

How much would a weekend for two in Amsterdam cost?
a weekend break/trip
8
on Saturday or Sunday, or on both Saturday and Sunday:

Examples:

Sales of the new games console, launched at the weekend, were at record levels.
9
between Friday evening and Sunday night, or on Saturdays and Sundays:

Examples:

Residential consumers tend to use the phone in the evenings and at weekends.

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