Meaning & use
weekend
The period from Saturday through Sunday, typically when most people do not work.
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They drove to the mountains for a relaxing weekend away from the city.
I have so much homework that I'll be studying all weekend.
A note on using this word
Also used as a verb in casual speech, as in we weekended in the countryside.
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