Definitions for WEEKEND
ˈwikˌɛnd, -ˈɛndweek·end

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. weekendverb

   a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday

2. weekendverb

   spend the weekend

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. weekendnoun

   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.

2. weekendverb

   To spend the weekend.

   We'll weekend at the beach.

3. weekendadjective

   Of, relating to or for the weekend.

   I'm wearing my weekend shoes

4. weekendadjective

   Occurring at the weekend.

   a weekend break

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1. weekend

   The weekdays and weekend are the complementary parts of the week devoted to labour and rest, respectively. The legal weekdays (British English), or workweek (American English), is the part of the seven-day week devoted to working. In most of the world, the workweek is from Monday to Friday and the weekend is Saturday and Sunday. A weekday or workday is any day of the working week. Other institutions often follow this pattern, such as places of education. The constituted weekend has varying definitions, based on determined calendar days, designated period of time, and/or regional definition of the working week (e.g., commencing after 5:00 p.m. on Friday and lasting until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday). Sometimes the term "weekend" is expanded to include the time after work hours on the last workday of the week (e.g., Friday evening is often referred to as the start of the weekend). In some Christian traditions, Sunday is the "day of rest and worship". The Jewish Shabbat or Biblical Sabbath lasts from sunset on Friday to the fall of full darkness on Saturday; as a result, the weekend in Israel is observed on Friday–Saturday. Some Muslim-majority countries historically instituted a Thursday–Friday weekend. Today, many of these countries, in the interests of furthering business trade and cooperation, have shifted to Friday–Saturday or Saturday–Sunday as in the case of Saudi Arabia and UAE.The Christian Sabbath is just one day each week, but the preceding day (the Jewish Sabbath) came to be taken as a holiday as well in the 20th century. This shift has been accompanied by a reduction in the total number of hours worked per week. The present-day concept of the "weekend" first arose in the industrial north of Britain in the early 19th century. The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America union was the first to successfully demand a five-day work week in 1929. Some countries have adopted a one-day weekend, i.e. either Sunday only (in seven countries), Friday only (in Djibouti, Iran and Somalia), or Saturday only (in Nepal). However, most countries have adopted a two-day weekend, whose days differ according to religious tradition, i.e. either Friday and Saturday, or Saturday and Sunday, or Friday and Sunday (in Brunei Darussalam, Aceh province (Indonesia) and state of Sarawak (Malaysia)), with the previous evening post-work often considered part of the weekend. Proposals continue to be put forward to reduce the number of days or hours worked per week, on the basis of predicted social and economic benefits.

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1. weekend

   A weekend is a period of time that typically extends from Friday evening through Sunday evening, which is traditionally a time of rest or leisure and a break from school, work, or any other formal obligations. It's commonly recognized in many cultures as the two days (Saturday and Sunday) that conclude the standard working or school week.

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1. weekend

   A specific time and days of the week.

   The weekend in Europe is Saturday and Sunday, in Saudi Arabia its Friday and Saturday.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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1. weekend

   Song lyrics by weekend -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by weekend on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. • Spend

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WEEKEND' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1847

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WEEKEND' in Written Corpus Frequency: #872

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'WEEKEND' in Nouns Frequency: #641

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce WEEKEND?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say WEEKEND in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WEEKEND in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of WEEKEND in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of WEEKEND in a Sentence

1. Bethenny Frankel:

   This weekend, Luann was surrounded by her girlfriends and decided -- with their support -- that in light of recent circumstances, it is the healthiest choice for her not to attend Tuesday's reunion taping so that she can continue in her healing process, luann is now surrounded by a core group of people who truly have her best interests at heart and who are working to make sure she gets the help she needs. Bravo has been very supportive of Luann during this time. It's a brave and honest decision by her, and everyone is rallying around her and wants the best for her.

2. Stacey Abrams:

   No one has ever objected to having to prove who you are to vote, it's been part of our nation's history since the inception of voting. But as the RNC pointed out over the weekend, the Georgia Democrat had a sharply different stance just two months ago, linking voter ID requirements to.

3. North Tarrant Express:

   NTE NTE35W maintenance crews started pre-treating the corridors on Tuesday morning in anticipation of inclement weather, and have been treating continuously as they monitor the roadway, we will continue treating the highways through the weekend and into next week, as long as the storm is active. Our crews treat the entire corridor, managed lanes, general purpose lanes, frontage roads and ramps.

4. Nikki Haley:

   Our family hopes the people of South Carolina will join us in staying away from the disruptive, hateful spectacle members of the Ku Klux Klan hope to create over the weekend and instead focus on what brings us together.

5. Gavin Parry:

   Ahead of the weekend we're seeing some unwinding of long positions, and less long buying coming in from investors due to the incredible velocity of the yen's appreciation, fast Retailing is also yoking the market this morning.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WEEKEND
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Weekend
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekend
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=WEEKEND