weekend

week·end

W0079100 (wēk′ĕnd′)n. The last part of the week, typically from Friday evening through Sunday evening, but sometimes including other adjacent days, especially when seen as a time of leisure or recreation: spent the long weekend fishing.intr.v. week·end·ed, week·end·ing, week·ends To spend weekends or a weekend.

week′ends′ adv.

weekend

n a. the end of the week, esp the period from Friday night until the end of Sunday b. (as modifier): a weekend party. vb (intr) informal to spend or pass a weekend

week•end

(ˈwikˌɛnd, -ˈɛnd)

n. 1. the end of a week, esp. the period of time between Friday evening and Monday morning. 2. this period as extended by one or more days immediately before or after: a three-day holiday weekend. 3. any two-day period taken or given regularly as a weekly rest period from one's work. adj. 4. of, for, or on a weekend. v.i. 5. to pass the weekend. [1875–80]

weekend

1. 'weekend'

A weekend consists of a Saturday and the Sunday that comes after it. Sometimes Friday evening is also considered to be part of the weekend. The weekend is the time when most people in Europe, North America, and Australia do not go to work or school.

I spent the weekend at home.Did you have a good weekend?2. regular events

British English speakers say that something takes place at weekends.

The beach gets very crowded at weekends.

American speakers usually say that something takes place weekends or on weekends.

He often studies evenings and weekends.On weekends I usually sleep late.3. single events

You can say that an event takes place during a particular weekend.

Will you be visiting relatives during the holiday weekend?

On a weekday, the weekend or this weekend can refer either to the previous weekend or the following weekend. You can use at, during, or over in front of the weekend. Don't use any preposition in front of this weekend.

Her new film came out at the weekend.I'll call you over the weekend.My birthday was this weekend.We might be able to go skiing this weekend.

weekend

Past participle: weekended
Gerund: weekending

Imperative
weekend
weekend

Present
I weekend
you weekend
he/she/it weekends
we weekend
you weekend
they weekend

Preterite
I weekended
you weekended
he/she/it weekended
we weekended
you weekended
they weekended

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

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

Future
I will weekend
you will weekend
he/she/it will weekend
we will weekend
you will weekend
they will weekend

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 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

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

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

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

Conditional
I would weekend
you would weekend
he/she/it would weekend
we would weekend
you would weekend
they would weekend

Past Conditional
I would have weekended
you would have weekended
he/she/it would have weekended
we would have weekended
you would have weekended
they would have weekended

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	weekend - a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sundayperiod, 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 ChristiansSabbatum, Sat, Saturday - the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christianshebdomad, week - any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week"
Verb	1.	weekend - spend the weekend spend, pass - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"

Translations

周末

week

(wiːk) noun1. any sequence of seven days, especially from Sunday to Saturday. It's three weeks since I saw her. 周，星期 2. the five days from Monday to Friday inclusive. He can't go during the week, but he'll go on Saturday or Sunday. 工作周（周一到周五） 3. the amount of time spent working during a period of seven days. He works a forty-eight-hour week.一个星期中的工作时间ˈweekly adjective happening, published etc once a week. a weekly magazine.每周一次的 adverb once a week. The newspaper is published weekly.每周一次地 noun – plural ˈweeklies – a publication coming out once a week. Is this newspaper a weekly or a daily?周刊ˈweekday noun any day except a Saturday or Sunday. Our office is open only on weekdays; (also adjective) weekday flights.工作日ˌweekˈend noun the period from the end of one working week until the beginning of the next (ie Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening to Sunday evening). We spent a weekend in Paris; (also adjective) a weekend trip.周末a week last Friday etc the Friday etc before last. She died a week last Tuesday. 上周五（等） a week today/tomorrow, a week (on/next) Friday etc a week from today, tomorrow, Friday etc. I'm going away a week tomorrow; Could we meet a week (on/next) Monday ?从今天、明天或某日等起算一周后

weekend

→ 周末zhCN

I want to rent a car for the weekend (US)
I want to hire a car for the weekend (UK) → 我想要租一辆车，周末使用

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dirty weekend

A secret getaway in which two unmarried people leave town to have sex. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. When Dana and Harry both skipped work on Saturday, we knew they had gone away for a dirty weekend.See also: dirty, weekend

have a face like a wet weekend

To look miserable. Primarily heard in UK. Poor Colin has a face like a wet weekend because his girlfriend dumped him.See also: face, have, like, weekend, wet

make a day/night/weekend of it

To extend one's plans in order to spend more time in a particular place or doing a particular activity. Since we have to drive up there, why don't we make a day of it and visit some wineries on the way. We have a guest room. You guys should stay over and make a weekend of it.See also: make, night, of, weekend

something for the weekend

obsolete A euphemistic phrase once used to discreetly offer someone a condom. If you're satisfied with your haircut, how about something for the weekend?See also: something, weekend

laze away

1. To be idle or slothful; to be totally inactive. ("Laze" is an informal verbalization of "lazy.") I don't want you lazing away on this sofa for the whole weekend, young man! After a long week of work, there's nothing I like better than to laze away for a while with video games or movies.2. To pass a certain amount or period of time by being very lazy or idle. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "laze" and "away." Too many kids just laze the summer away in front of their computers or televisions. In my 20s, I would spend every Friday and Saturday night at the bar with my friends, but now that I have kids, I just want to laze away the evenings at home.See also: away, laze

loaf away

1. To be idle or slothful; to be totally inactive. I don't want you loafing away on this sofa for the whole weekend, young man! After a long week of work, there's nothing I like better than to loaf away for a while with some video games or movies.2. To pass a certain amount or period of time by being very lazy or idle. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "loaf" and "away." Too many kids just loaf the summer away in front of their computers or televisions. In my 20s, I would spend every Friday and Saturday night at the bar with my friends, but now that I have kids, I just want to loaf away the evenings at home.See also: away, loaf

loiter away

1. To be idle or slothful; to be totally inactive. I don't want you loitering away on this sofa for the whole weekend, young man! After a long week of work, there's nothing I like better than to loiter away for a while with some video games or movies.2. To pass a certain amount or period of time by being very lazy or idle. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "loiter" and "away." Too many kids just loiter the summer away in front of their computers or televisions. You really need to be working on your college applications, not loitering away your weekends with your friends.See also: away, loiter

laze something away

to spend a period of time being lazy. I just love to sit here and laze the day away. I will laze away the entire day.See also: away, laze

loaf something away

to waste away a period of time. You have loafed the entire day away! He loafed away the entire day.See also: away, loaf

loiter something away

to idle away a period of time. Those boys will loiter half their lives away. They loitered away their summer vacation.See also: away, loiter

something for the weekend

a condom or packet of condoms. informal The expression originated as a euphemism used by barbers when asking their customers if they wished to buy some condoms.See also: something, weekend

a ˌdirty weekˈend

(British English, humorous) a weekend spent away from home in order to have sex, usually with somebody who is not your usual partner: They went away for a dirty weekend in Brighton.See also: dirty, weekend

weekend warrior

n. a member of the military reserves. I wanted to be a weekend warrior and get some of the educational benefits. See also: warrior, weekend

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dirty weekend

have a face like a wet weekend

make a day/night/weekend of it

something for the weekend

laze away

loaf away

loiter away

laze something away

loaf something away

loiter something away

something for the weekend

a ˌdirty weekˈend

weekend warrior

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noun a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday

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