"weekend" meaning in English

See weekend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wiːˈkɛnd/ [UK], /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ [US], /ˈwiːˌkend/ [Australia] Audio: en-us-weekend.ogg [US] Forms: weekend [singular], weekends [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The end of the working week, usually Saturday and Sunday.
    Sense id: simple-weekend-en-noun-hL6vzVJV

Verb

IPA: /wiːˈkɛnd/ [UK], /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ [US], /ˈwiːˌkend/ [Australia] Audio: en-us-weekend.ogg [US] Forms: weekend [canonical], weekends [third-person, singular], weekended [past], weekended [past, participle], weekending [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you weekend somewhere, you stay there just for the weekend.
    Sense id: simple-weekend-en-verb-HT6nf1gT Categories (other): Verbs
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