weekend
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Definition
Noun:
- A period of time, typically from Friday evening to Sunday night, constituting the end of the week and often used for rest, leisure, or personal activities.
- More broadly, any consecutive period of days that includes exactly one Sunday.
Verb:
- To spend or pass the weekend, especially at a particular place or in a particular way.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- We are planning a trip to the mountains this weekend.
- The long holiday weekend gave everyone a chance to relax.
- Verb:
- They decided to weekend at the beach house.
- We are weekending in the countryside to escape the city noise.
Advanced Usage
- "To make a weekend of it": To extend an activity or stay to cover the entire weekend.
- We're going to the wedding and plan to make a weekend of it by exploring the town.
- "Long weekend": A weekend that is extended by one or more adjacent public or vacation days.
- The office is closed for the long weekend due to the national holiday.
Variants and Related Words
- Weekender (noun): A person who vacations or stays somewhere for a weekend; also, a small bag suitable for a short trip.
- The cabin is popular with weekenders from the city.
- Weekending (noun/gerund): The act of spending a weekend somewhere.
- Her weekending in the Hamptons is a regular summer habit.
Synonyms
- Noun: Break, rest period, leisure time.
- Verb: Holiday, vacation (for a short period).
Related Phrases
- "Weekend warrior" (idiom): A person who engages in intense activity (e.g., sports, home projects) only on weekends.
- As a weekend warrior, he tackles all his DIY projects on Saturdays.
- "Lost weekend" (idiom): A weekend spent in uncontrolled, often excessive activity (like drinking).
- After his lost weekend, he needed days to recover.
Noun
- a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
Verb
- spend the weekend