Meaning of "weekend" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF WEEKEND

weekend  [ˌwiːkˈɛnd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEEKEND

Weekend is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb weekend in English.

WHAT DOES WEEKEND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Workweek and weekend

The workweek and weekend are those complementary parts of the week devoted to labour and rest, respectively. The legal working week, or workweek, is the part of the seven-day week devoted to labour. In most Western countries it is Monday to Friday; the weekend is a time period including Saturday and Sunday. Some people extend the weekend to Friday nights as well. In some Christian traditions, Sunday is the "Lord's Day" and the day of rest and worship. Jewish Shabbat or Biblical Sabbath lasts from sunset on Friday to the fall of full darkness on Saturday, leading to a Friday-Saturday weekend in Israel. Muslim-majority countries usually have a Thursday-Friday or Friday-Saturday weekend. The French Revolutionary Calendar had ten-day weeks and allowed décadi, one out of the ten days, as a leisure day. The present-day concept of the weekend first arose from the Jewish Sabbath. The Christian Sabbath was just one day each week, but the preceding day came to be taken as a holiday as well in the twentieth century.

Definition of weekend in the English dictionary

The definition of weekend in the dictionary is the end of the week, esp the period from Friday night until the end of Sunday. Other definition of weekend is to spend or pass a weekend.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WEEKEND

PRESENT

Present

I weekend

you weekend

he/she/it weekends

we weekend

you weekend

they weekend

Present continuous

I am weekending

you are weekending

he/she/it is weekending

we are weekending

you are weekending

they are weekending

Present perfect

I have weekended

you have weekended

he/she/it has weekended

we have weekended

you have weekended

they have weekended

Present perfect continuous

I have been weekending

you have been weekending

he/she/it has been weekending

we have been weekending

you have been weekending

they have been weekending

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I weekended

you weekended

he/she/it weekended

we weekended

you weekended

they weekended

Past continuous

I was weekending

you were weekending

he/she/it was weekending

we were weekending

you were weekending

they were weekending

Past perfect

I had weekended

you had weekended

he/she/it had weekended

we had weekended

you had weekended

they had weekended

Past perfect continuous

I had been weekending

you had been weekending

he/she/it had been weekending

we had been weekending

you had been weekending

they had been weekending

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will weekend

you will weekend

he/she/it will weekend

we will weekend

you will weekend

they will weekend

Future continuous

I will be weekending

you will be weekending

he/she/it will be weekending

we will be weekending

you will be weekending

they will be weekending

Future perfect

I will have weekended

you will have weekended

he/she/it will have weekended

we will have weekended

you will have weekended

they will have weekended

Future perfect continuous

I will have been weekending

you will have been weekending

he/she/it will have been weekending

we will have been weekending

you will have been weekending

they will have been weekending

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would weekend

you would weekend

he/she/it would weekend

we would weekend

you would weekend

they would weekend

Conditional continuous

I would be weekending

you would be weekending

he/she/it would be weekending

we would be weekending

you would be weekending

they would be weekending

Conditional perfect

I would have weekend

you would have weekend

he/she/it would have weekend

we would have weekend

you would have weekend

they would have weekend

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been weekending

you would have been weekending

he/she/it would have been weekending

we would have been weekending

you would have been weekending

they would have been weekending

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you weekend
we let´s weekend
you weekend

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to weekend

Past participle

weekended

Present Participle

weekending

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF WEEKEND

Find out the translation of weekend to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of weekend from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «weekend» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 周末
• Translator English - Spanish: fin de semana
• English: weekend
• Translator English - Hindi: सप्ताह के अंत में
• Translator English - Arabic: عُطْلَةُ نِهَايَةِ الُأسْبُوع
• Translator English - Russian: выходные дни
• Translator English - Portuguese: final de semana
• Translator English - Bengali: সপ্তাহান্তিক কাল
• Translator English - French: week-end
• Translator English - Malay: Hujung minggu
• Translator English - German: Wochenende
• Translator English - Japanese: 週末
• Translator English - Korean: 주말
• Translator English - Javanese: preinan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ngày cuối tuần
• Translator English - Tamil: வார
• Translator English - Marathi: शनिवार व रविवार
• Translator English - Turkish: hafta sonu
• Translator English - Italian: fine settimana
• Translator English - Polish: weekend
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вихідний
• Translator English - Romanian: sfârșit de săptămână
• Translator English - Greek: σαββατοκύριακο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: naweek
• Translator English - Swedish: helg
• Translator English - Norwegian: helg

10 QUOTES WITH «WEEKEND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word weekend.

1

Vidya Balan

The stakes are high on every film now because there's the opening weekend. The first week is extremely crucial; increasingly, films are being judged in terms of opening day, opening weekend, then first week. People are going berserk promoting their films.

2

Bo Bennett

Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family.

3

Shelley Berkley

I come home every weekend and I still can't believe I represent Las Vegas in Congress. It's such a kick.

4

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Because of my Asian-ness, I couldn't be anonymous - what I said, what I ate, what I did at the weekend were startlingly different to what everyone else did. I was also a performer, quick and chameleon-like, good at accents, so that made me stand out.

5

David Boreanaz

I could easily escape to a hotel for a weekend and do absolutely nothing.

6

Billy Boyd

The club thing is a world people can associate with, letting your hair down at the weekend.

7

Eric Bristow

I was 15 when I got my first job as a proofreader for an advertising agency in the City, earning £12 a week. But by then, I was already playing darts tournaments every weekend, regularly winning the £50 first prize. By the time I was 16 and winning two or three contests a weekend, I ditched the agency job and concentrated on darts.

8

Daniel Bruhl

Eating is my main hobby now, and most of what I do on the weekend revolves around that.

9

Daniel Bruhl

I always try to start my weekend by running on the beach, which is great fun here in Barcelona.

10

Cara Buono

My mom cooked for us, and on the weekend, we always had Sunday dinner. My father liked to bake.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEEKEND»

Discover the use of weekend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weekend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Startup Weekend: How to Take a Company From Concept to ...

Startup Weekend has changed the world, and this book will change the way you think about startups."—David Cohen, founder and CEO of TechStars "Startup Weekend is the most current account of how the modern tech entrepreneur will operate ...

Marc Nager, Clint Nelsen, Franck Nouyrigat, 2011

The Lost Weekend

The classic tale of one man’s struggle with alcoholism, this revolutionary novel remains Charles Jackson’s best-known book—a daring autobiographical work that paved the way for contemporary addiction literature.

Charles Jackson, 2013

The Big Book of Weekend Woodworking: 150 Easy Projects

Every woodworker will want to own this colorful, information-packed, mammoth resource for weekend crafting.

John A. Nelson, Joyce C. Nelson, 2005

Weekend Entrepreneur: 101 Great Ways to Earn Extra Cash

Live the Lifestyle of Your Dreams!

Michelle Anton, Jennifer Sander, 2006

The Seven-Day Weekend: Changing the Way Work Works

This is a radical book that will challenge the business world to make the seven-day weekend a reality.

Ricardo Semler, 2004

The Weekend Landlord: From Credit Checks to Eviction and ...

Complete with frequently needed forms and helpful checklists, you can find the best tenants, handle any issues that come up and move on to the next tenant as circumstances demand.Manage Your MoneyMake smart decisions in selecting tenants, ...

James A. Landon, 2006

The Weekend Woodworker's Project Collection: 40 Projects for ...

If so, then The Weekend Woodworker's Project Collection is for you. This book has 40 projects from which to choose and, depending on the level of your woodworking skills, any of them can be completed in one or two weekends.

Editors of Popular Woodworking, 2010

Weekend Makeover: Take Your Home from Messy to Magnificent ...

A pragmatic, step-by-step guide to streamlining and beautifying your home, from garage to attic and beyond, allows homeowners to take charge of their spaces one room, closet, and obsession at a time all in one weekend.

Don Aslett, 2006

52 Weekend Makeovers: Easy Projects to Transform Your Home ...

Transform every room in your home without spending a lot of time or money. This book shows you how, with quick yet stylish projects that can be started--and finished--in a weekend.

Taunton Press, Fine Homebuilding, 2007

Henry and Mudge and the Long Weekend: with audio recording

In the eleventh book in the Henry and Mudge series, it's a gray, rainy weekend and Henry and Mudge are stuck inside. Being inside is boring, until Henry and his parents decide to build a castle in the basement!

Cynthia Rylant, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEEKEND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weekend is used in the context of the following news items.

'Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation' Tops Weekend Box Office

Tom Cruise's hot new film Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation came in at number one in this weekend's box office, bringing in a better-than-expected $56 ... «Just Jared, Aug 15»

Weekend Box Office: Pixels Plays Second To Ant-man's Second …

Eighties video game nostalgia isn't as powerful as Sony/Columbia probably hoped. The Adam Sandler action comedy Pixels may have given last weekend's top ... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»

Box Office: 'Minions' Nabs Despicable $115M Weekend For …

Sandra Bullock has clobbered her own personal best opening weekend record ... That's the second-biggest debut weekend for an animated film, trumping the ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

The "Magic Mike" sequel was a huge disappointment at the box …

Women were not out in full force for "Magic Mike" this weekend. The sequel to the surprise 2012 hit, was not as big as analysts thought it would be over the ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»

Weekend Box Office: Jurassic World Threepeats At Number One …

Jurassic World pulled a three-peat at number one this weekend, continuing its run of banking more money faster than any other previous movie. That pace is in ... «Cinema Blend, Jun 15»

Jurassic World and Inside Out top huge weekend at US box office

"Inside Out would have been number one in any other weekend," said Phil Contrino, vice president of BoxOffice.com. "At the end of the day, it doesn't matter. «BBC News, Jun 15»

Jurassic World just notched the biggest global opening weekend ever

Dinosaur thriller Jurassic World overwhelmingly won the weekend box office, but it's global gross is one for the record books. The film, which stars Chris Pratt, ... «Fortune, Jun 15»

Box office report: Spy wins the weekend with $30 million

While many were predicting Spy to end the weekend with closer to $35 million, it's still a win for McCarthy: After Identity Thief and The Heat, this is her third ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jun 15»

Box office report: Tomorrowland tops slow Memorial Day weekend

Tomorrowland ended the weekend with only a slight lead over Pitch Perfect 2, which took in an estimated $38.5 million in its second weekend. The Barden ... «Entertainment Weekly, May 15»

Memorial Day weekend travel will be busiest in 10 years

Expect big crowds on the highways this weekend as Americans take advantage of a five-year low in gasoline prices and hit the road in numbers not seen in a ... «Fox News, May 15»