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week·end
(wēk′ĕnd′)n.
The last part of the week, typically from Friday evening through Sunday evening, but sometimes including other adjacent days, especially when seen as a time of leisure or recreation: spent the long weekend fishing.
intr.v. week·end·ed, week·end·ing, week·ends
To spend weekends or a weekend.
week′ends′ adv.
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weekend
n
a. the end of the week, esp the period from Friday night until the end of Sunday
b. (as modifier): a weekend party.
vb
(intr) informal to spend or pass a weekend
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week•end
(ˈwikˌɛnd, -ˈɛnd)n.
1. the end of a week, esp. the period of time between Friday evening and Monday morning.
2. this period as extended by one or more days immediately before or after: a three-day holiday weekend.
3. any two-day period taken or given regularly as a weekly rest period from one's work.
adj. 4. of, for, or on a weekend.
v.i. 5. to pass the weekend.
[1875–80]
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weekend
1. 'weekend'
A weekend consists of a Saturday and the Sunday that comes after it. Sometimes Friday evening is also considered to be part of the weekend. The weekend is the time when most people in Europe, North America, and Australia do not go to work or school.
I spent the weekend at home.
Did you have a good weekend?
2. regular events
British English speakers say that something takes place at weekends.
The beach gets very crowded at weekends.
American speakers usually say that something takes place weekends or on weekends.
He often studies evenings and weekends.
On weekends I usually sleep late.
3. single events
You can say that an event takes place during a particular weekend.
Will you be visiting relatives during the holiday weekend?
On a weekday, the weekend or this weekend can refer either to the previous weekend or the following weekend. You can use at, during, or over in front of the weekend. Don't use any preposition in front of this weekend.
Her new film came out at the weekend.
I'll call you over the weekend.
My birthday was this weekend.
We might be able to go skiing this weekend.
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weekend
Past participle: weekended
Gerund: weekending
| Imperative |
|---|
| weekend |
| weekend |
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| Noun | 1. |  weekend - a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sundayperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" Dominicus, Lord's Day, Sunday, Sun - first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians |
| Verb | 1. |  weekend - spend the weekend |
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Translations
عُطْلَةُ نِهَايَةِ الُأسْبُوعنِهايَة الأسْبوع
víkend
weekend
viikonloppu
vikend
hétvége
helgi
週末
주말
weekendweekendowy
víkendvíkendový
konec tedna
vikendвикенд
helgveckoslut
วันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์
ngày cuối tuần
weekend
[ˈwiːkˈend]A. N
B. VI → pasar el fin de semana
C. CPD [cottage, trip, visit] → de fin de semana
weekend case N → maletín m de viaje
weekend return N billete de ida y vuelta para el fin de semana
weekend case N → maletín m de viaje
weekend return N billete de ida y vuelta para el fin de semana
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
weekend
[ˌwiːkˈɛnd ˈwiːkɛnd] n → week-end mlast weekend → le week-end dernier
next weekend → le week-end prochain
at the weekend → ce week-end
at weekends → le week-endweekend case n → sac m de voyage
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
weekend
[ˌwiːkˈɛnd]1. n → week-end m inv, fine settimana m or f inv
a long weekend → un fine settimana lungo (che include il venerdì o il lunedì)
at the weekend → durante il fine settimana
at weekends → al weekend or fine settimana
to go away for the weekend → andare via per il weekend or il fine settimana
a long weekend → un fine settimana lungo (che include il venerdì o il lunedì)
at the weekend → durante il fine settimana
at weekends → al weekend or fine settimana
to go away for the weekend → andare via per il weekend or il fine settimana
2. adj (cottage) → per il fine settimana; (visit) → di fine settimana
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
week
(wiːk) noun1. any sequence of seven days, especially from Sunday to Saturday. It's three weeks since I saw her.
2. the five days from Monday to Friday inclusive. He can't go during the week, but he'll go on Saturday or Sunday.
3. the amount of time spent working during a period of seven days. He works a forty-eight-hour week.
ˈweekly adjective happening, published etc once a week. a weekly magazine.
adverb once a week. The newspaper is published weekly.
noun – plural ˈweeklies – a publication coming out once a week. Is this newspaper a weekly or a daily?
ˈweekday noun any day except a Saturday or Sunday. Our office is open only on weekdays; (also adjective) weekday flights.
ˌweekˈend noun the period from the end of one working week until the beginning of the next (ie Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening to Sunday evening). We spent a weekend in Paris; (also adjective) a weekend trip.
a week last Friday etc the Friday etc before last. She died a week last Tuesday.
a week today/tomorrow, a week (on/next) Friday etc a week from today, tomorrow, Friday etc. I'm going away a week tomorrow; Could we meet a week (on/next) Monday ?
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
weekend
→ عُطْلَةُ نِهَايَةِ الُأسْبُوع víkend weekend Wochenende σαββατοκύριακο fin de semana viikonloppu week-end vikend fine settimana 週末 주말 weekend helg weekend fim de semana, final de semana выходные дни helg วันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์ hafta sonu ngày cuối tuần 周末Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
weekend
n fin m de semana; — warrior guerrero -ra mf de fin de semanaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.