Meaning

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

    Wochenende, Weekend

    уик-э́ндuik-énd, выходны́еvyxodnýje, коне́ц неде́лиkonéc nedéli

    вихідні́vyxidní, уїк-е́ндujik-énd, кіне́ць ти́жняkinécʹ týžnja

More definitions
  • 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

Examples

2360 sentences
  1. My brother goes fishing every weekend.

    Мій брат кожні вихідні їде ловити рибу. — aandrusiak

    ruМой брат ходит на рыбалку каждые выходные. — odexed

    deMein Bruder geht an jedem Wochenende angeln. — Manfredo

  2. We drove to Boston last weekend.

    На минулих вихідних ми їздили до Бостона на машині. — deniko

    ruВ прошлые выходные мы ездили на машине в Бостон. — marafon

    deLetztes Wochenende sind wir nach Boston gefahren. — brauchinet

  3. I had to work all weekend.

    Я мусив працювати всі вихідні. — deniko

    ruМне пришлось все выходные работать. — marafon

  4. Where are you going next weekend?

    Куди ти поїдеш на наступних вихідних? — deniko

    ruКуда ты поедешь на следующих выходных? — odexed

  5. Where are you going this weekend?

    Куди ти поїдеш на цих вихідних? — deniko

    ruКуда пойдёшь на выходных? — odexed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
break in the working week:
Русский
By meaning 1
break in the working week:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
break in the working week:

Origin

From week + end. Originally a Northern England regionalism (see 1903 quotation), in more g

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”).

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Forms

plural: weekends

Word family

17 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • next weekend
  • on weekends weekends
  • last weekend
  • weekends weekends
  • that next weekend
  • for the weekend
  • every weekend
  • spent the weekend
  • camping next weekend
  • work on weekends
  • almost every weekend
  • over the weekend

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
weekend — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto