Similar words: week, weekly, weaken, seek out, Greek, cheek, weed, take note of. Meaning: [wiːkˈend; ˈwiː-] 
n. 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. v. spend the weekend.
n. 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. v. spend the weekend. (241) How much would a weekend for two in Amsterdam cost?
(242) Motorists are being warned to avoid the centre of London this weekend.
(243) It's a good job they didn't go camping last weekend - the weather was awful.
(244) I really didn't want to go away this weekend but, oh well, it can't be helped.
(245) He's given us the loan of his car for the weekend.
(246) I spent the weekend driving the kids here, there, and everywhere.
(247) The sender of the first correct entry drawn will win a weekend for two in Venice.
(248) The actors have en-tertained us so splendidly during this weekend, I think it's time we returned the compliment.
(249) The whole weekend was so wonderful I haven't come down yet.