weekend

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

   “They can live upon barley-meal without a morsel of meat from week-end to week-end, can these miserable Sawnies,” quoth another.

2. 2
   verb

   To spend the weekend.

   We'll weekend at the beach.

3. 3
   adj

   Of, relating to or for the weekend.

   I'm wearing my weekend shoes.

4. 4
   adj

   Occurring at the weekend.

   a weekend break

5. 5
   noun

   a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday

6. 6
   verb

   spend the weekend

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”).