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week·end  (wknd)
n.
The end of the week, especially the period from Friday evening through Sunday evening.
intr.v. week·end·ed, week·end·ing, week·ends
To spend weekends or a weekend.

weekends adv.

weekend
n [ˌwiːkˈɛnd]
a.  the end of the week, esp the period from Friday night until the end of Sunday
b.  (as modifier) a weekend party
vb [ˈwiːkˌɛnd]
(intr) Informal to spend or pass a weekend See also weekends
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.weekendweekend - 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
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
Dominicus, Lord's Day, Sunday, Sun - first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
Sabbatum, Sat, Saturday - the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
hebdomad, week - any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week"
Verb1.weekendweekend - spend the weekend                    
spend, pass - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"
Translations
weekend [ˈwiːkˈend]
A. N
1.fin m de semana
to stay over the weekendpasar el fin de semana
a long weekendun puente
to take a long weekend; make a long weekend of ithacer puente
2. (as adv) they are away weekendslos fines de semana se van fuera
B. VIpasar el fin de semana
C. CPD [cottage, trip, visit] → de fin de semana
weekend case Nmaletín m de viaje
weekend return N billete de ida y vuelta para el fin de semana

weekend [ˌwiːkˈɛnd ˈwiːkɛnd] nweek-end m
last weekend → le week-end dernier
next weekend → le week-end prochain
at the weekend → ce week-end
at weekends → le week-end
weekend case nsac m de voyage

weekend [ˌwiːkˈɛnd]
1. nweek-end m inv, fine settimana m or f inv
a long weekend → un fine settimana lungo (che include il venerdì o il lunedì)
at the weekend → durante il fine settimana
at weekends → al weekend or fine settimana
to go away for the weekend → andare via per il weekend or il fine settimana
2. adj (cottage) → per il fine settimana; (visit) → di fine settimana

weekend [ˌwiːkˈɛnd]
1. nweek-end m inv, fine settimana m or f inv
a long weekend → un fine settimana lungo (che include il venerdì o il lunedì)
at the weekend → durante il fine settimana
at weekends → al weekend or fine settimana
to go away for the weekend → andare via per il weekend or il fine settimana
2. adj (cottage) → per il fine settimana; (visit) → di fine settimana

weekend عطلة أسبوعية víkend weekend Wochenende σαββατοκύριακο fin de semana viikonloppu week-end vikend fine settimana 週末 주말 weekend helg weekend fim de semana, final de semana выходные дни helg วันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์ hafta sonu ngày cuối tuần 周末


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Anne's homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
I shan't even have the comfort of looking forward to the weekend visit home, as I had when I went to Queen's.
Holdsworthy's family lived in a delightful bungalow near Menlo Park, and here Daylight spent a number of weekends, seeing a fineness and kindness of home life of which he had never dreamed.
 
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