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- [week-endz]
- /ˈwikˌɛndz/
- /ˌwiːkˈend/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [week-endz]
- /ˈwikˌɛndz/
Definitions of weekends word
- adverb weekends every weekend; on or during weekends: We go fishing weekends. 1
- noun weekends the end of a week, especially the period of time between Friday evening and Monday morning: We spent the weekend at Virginia Beach. 1
- noun weekends this period as extended by one or more holidays, days off, or the like, that immediately precede or follow: We're getting a three-day weekend at Christmas. 1
- noun weekends any two-day period taken or given regularly as a weekly rest period from one's work: I have to work at the hospital on Saturdays and Sundays, so I take my weekends on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 1
- adjective weekends of, for, or on a weekend: a weekend pass; a weekend excursion. 1
- verb without object weekends to pass the weekend, as at a place: They weekended at their country place. 1
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Origin of weekends
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; weekend + -s1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Weekends
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
weekends popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
weekends usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for weekends
verb weekends
noun weekends
- excursions — Plural form of excursion.
- expeditions — Plural form of expedition.
- airings — Plural form of airing.
- circuits — Plural form of circuit.
- courses — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
Antonyms for weekends
verb weekends
noun weekends
- corrections — Plural form of correction.
- fixes — Plural form of fix.
- go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
Top questions with weekends
- how many weekends in a year?
- how many weekends are in a year?
- how many days in a year without weekends?
- what is the weekends real name?
See also
Matching words
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