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weekend en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈwiːˌkɛnd/ (UK)
• /ˈwiːˌkend/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (US)
• /wiːˈkɛnd/ (UK)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From week + end. Originally a Northern England regionalism (see 1903 quotation), in more general use from late 19th century. Compare Saterland Frisian Wiekeneende (“weekend”), West Frisian wykein (“weekend”), Dutch weekeinde (“weekend”), German Low German Wekenenn (“weekend”), German Wochenende (“weekend”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to or for the weekend.
   • I'm wearing my weekend shoes.
2. (not-comparable) Occurring at the weekend.
   • a weekend break

Forms

Translations (19)

pl weekendowy (occurring at the weekend) · fi viikonloppuinen (of, relating to or for the weekend) · fi viikonloppuinen (occurring at the weekend) · eo semajnfina (of, relating to or for the weekend) · mk ви́кенд- (of, relating to or for the weekend) · fo vikuskiftis- (of, relating to or for the weekend) · hu hétvégi (occurring at the weekend) · eo semajnfina (occurring at the weekend) · bg съботно-неделен (of, relating to or for the weekend) · fi viikonloppu- (of, relating to or for the weekend) · fo vikuskiftis- (occurring at the weekend) · bg съботно-неделен (occurring at the weekend) · sk víkendový (of, relating to or for the weekend) · sk víkendový (occurring at the weekend) · bg уикенден (occurring at the weekend) · mk ви́кенд- (occurring at the weekend) · hu hétvégi (of, relating to or for the weekend) · pl weekendowy (of, relating to or for the weekend) · bg уикенден (of, relating to or for the weekend)

weekend en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwiːˌkɛnd/ (UK)
• /ˈwiːˌkend/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (US)
• /wiːˈkɛnd/ (UK)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From week + end. Originally a Northern England regionalism (see 1903 quotation), in more general use from late 19th century. Compare Saterland Frisian Wiekeneende (“weekend”), West Frisian wykein (“weekend”), Dutch weekeinde (“weekend”), German Low German Wekenenn (“weekend”), German Wochenende (“weekend”).

Meanings

1. The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
   • I love a phrase of Dizzy's in one of his later letters to Lady Bradford, whom he reproaches for her addiction to what we now call week-end visits to country houses: “the monotony of organized platitude.” 1921 June 21, The Earl of Oxford and Asquith, K.G., chapter XX, in Memories and Reflections 1852–1927, volume 2, Cassell and Company, published 1928, →OCLC, page 197:
   • […] often took a few boys down there for what we North Country folk call the week-end — Saturday and Sunday; it was also used as a sanatorium if required. 1903, Francis Markham with Sir Clements Robert Markham, Recollections of a town boy at Westminster, 1849–1855, page 34:
   • Yes. Though based on my thorough sampling of the trend, cold pork pies are tragically absent from girl dinner plates. Perhaps because, as noted by many TikTok users – and over the weekend both Today and the New York Times – many of these girl dinners are “suspiciously low cal”. 2023 July 10, Alyx Gorman, Yvonne C Lam, “Explain it to me quickly: What is a TikTok ‘girl dinner’ and should I eat one tonight?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2023, retrieved 10 Jul 2023:
   • “They can live upon barley-meal without a morsel of meat from week-end to week-end, can these miserable Sawnies,” quoth another. 1874 July–December, W. Senior, “With the Herring Fleet”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, page 704:

Forms

Deriveds

hen weekend · weekendly · weekender · three-day weekend · stag weekend · Halloweekend · weekend dad · have a good weekend · weekend warrior · nonweekend · long weekend · weekendful · lost weekend · something for the weekend · dirty weekend · weekend effect · freakend · weekendy · weekend bag · four-day weekend · like a wet weekend

Descendants

უიკენდი · weekend · weekend · ويكند · weekend · vìkend · weekend · Wochenende · weekend · վիքենդ · weekend · уик-энд · víkend · викенд · víkend · Weekend · víkend · weekend

Relateds

weekday

Translations (141)

lad fin de semana (break in the working week) · uk уїк-е́нд (break in the working week) · eu asteburu (break in the working week) · az həftəsonu (break in the working week) · oc dimenjada (break in the working week) · gd deireadh-seachdain (break in the working week) · da weekend (break in the working week) · aii ܚܘܼܬܵܡ ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (break in the working week) · vi cuối tuần (break in the working week) · es finde (break in the working week) · pt fim de semana (break in the working week) · ka შაბათ-კვირა (break in the working week) · ko 주말 (break in the working week) · sw wikendi (break in the working week) · sk víkend (break in the working week) · ja 週末 (break in the working week) · yue 禮拜尾 /礼拜尾 (break in the working week) · ur آخِرِ ہَفْتَہ (break in the working week) · ur ہَفْتے کے آخِر (break in the working week) · hi वीकेंड (break in the working week) · sv weekend (break in the working week) · gl finde (break in the working week) · pdt Wäakjenenj (break in the working week) · he סופש (break in the working week) · sm fa'ai'uga o vāiaso (break in the working week) · th วันสุดสัปดาห์ (break in the working week) · sq fundjavë (break in the working week) · sh vìkend (break in the working week) · km ចុងអាទិត្យ (break in the working week) · ro sfârșit de săptămână (break in the working week) · nn helg (break in the working week) · ru суббо́та и воскресе́нье (break in the working week) · uk вихідні́ (break in the working week) · de Wochenende (break in the working week) · acw نهاية الأسبوع (break in the working week) · ur اِخْتِتامِ ہَفْتَہ (break in the working week) · ml വാരാന്ത്യം (break in the working week) · mt tmiem il-ġimgħa (break in the working week) · pl koniec tygodnia (break in the working week) · eo semajnfino (break in the working week) · cs konec týdne (break in the working week) · kl weekendi (break in the working week) · ka უიკენდი (break in the working week) · hy շաբաթվա վերջ (break in the working week) · ja 土日 (break in the working week) · ga deireadh seachtaine (break in the working week) · uk кіне́ць ти́жня (break in the working week) · cmn 週末 /周末 (break in the working week) · fi viikonloppu (break in the working week) · lv vīkends (break in the working week) · hi सप्ताहांत (break in the working week) · yi סוף־וואָך (break in the working week) · hy վիքենդ (break in the working week) · rsk викенд (break in the working week) · sk koniec týždňa (break in the working week) · pt final de semana (break in the working week) · nan-hbl 週末 /周末 (break in the working week) · hy շաբաթավերջ (break in the working week) · hy շաբաթ-կիրակի (break in the working week) · aii ܘܝܼܟܲܢܕ (break in the working week) · ltg nedeļgols (break in the working week) · eu astebukaera (break in the working week) · uz hafta oxiri (break in the working week) · cy penwythnos (break in the working week) · de Weekend (break in the working week) · mk викенд (break in the working week) · gl fin de semana (break in the working week) · my အားလပ်ရက် (break in the working week) · lt savaitgalis (break in the working week) · kk уик-энд (break in the working week) · kk демалыс күндері (break in the working week) · fr fin de semaine (break in the working week) · ka უქმეები (break in the working week) · sv veckoslut (break in the working week) · ms hujung minggu (break in the working week) · nv Damóo yázhí dóó Damóo (break in the working week) · ar عَطْلَة الْأُسْبُوع (break in the working week) · ur ہَفْتے کا اِخْتِتام (break in the working week) · ru уик-э́нд (break in the working week) · yue 週末 /周末 (break in the working week) · es fin de semana (break in the working week) · hu hétvége (break in the working week) · ar نِهَايَة الْأُسْبُوع (break in the working week) · be выхадны́я (break in the working week) · fr week-end (break in the working week) · aii ܫܘܼܠܵܡ ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (break in the working week) · acw ويكند (break in the working week) · sh вѝкенд (break in the working week) · cs víkend (break in the working week) · is helgi (break in the working week) · ru выходны́е (break in the working week) · hrx Wocheenn (break in the working week) · afb ويكند (break in the working week) · haw hopena pule (break in the working week) · it fine settimana (break in the working week) · sq uikend (break in the working week) · et nädalavahetus (break in the working week) · id akhir pekan (break in the working week) · fr weekend (break in the working week) · nb helg (break in the working week) · th สุดสัปดาห์ (break in the working week) · ur خَتْمِ ہَفْتَہ (break in the working week) · aii ܫܘܼܠܵܫܵܐ (break in the working week) · it weekend (break in the working week) · mn амралтын өдөр (break in the working week) · ast fin de selmana (break in the working week) · ajp آخر الأسبوع (break in the working week) · pl weekend (break in the working week) · srn wikènt (break in the working week) · ky демалыш күндөрү (break in the working week) · mi wīkene (break in the working week) · tet semana rohan (break in the working week) · sv helg (break in the working week) · bg уике́нд (break in the working week) · he סוֹף שָׁבוּעַ (break in the working week) · el σαββατοκύριακο (break in the working week) · tg охири ҳафта (break in the working week) · nl weekeinde (break in the working week) · af naweek (break in the working week) · ca cap de setmana (break in the working week) · mi mutunga wiki (break in the working week) · bg съ́бота и неде́ля (break in the working week) · be уік-э́нд (break in the working week) · fa-ira آخِرِ هَفْتِه (break in the working week) · lo ທ້າຍສັບປະດາ (break in the working week) · sl konec tedna (break in the working week) · st wikente (break in the working week) · nl weekend (break in the working week) · he סוֹפָ״שׁ (break in the working week) · ajp نهاية الأسبوع (break in the working week) · ro weekend (break in the working week) · br dibenn-sizhun (break in the working week) · fo vikuskifti (break in the working week) · ast cabu selmana (break in the working week) · be кане́ц ты́дня (break in the working week) · ru коне́ц неде́ли (break in the working week) · az altı-bazar (break in the working week) · hy ուիքենդ (break in the working week) · it intredima (break in the working week) · tr hafta sonu (break in the working week) · sl vikend (break in the working week)

weekend en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈwiːˌkɛnd/ (UK)
• /ˈwiːˌkend/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (US)
• /wiːˈkɛnd/ (UK)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From week + end. Originally a Northern England regionalism (see 1903 quotation), in more general use from late 19th century. Compare Saterland Frisian Wiekeneende (“weekend”), West Frisian wykein (“weekend”), Dutch weekeinde (“weekend”), German Low German Wekenenn (“weekend”), German Wochenende (“weekend”).

Meanings

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

Forms