I. week‧end1 S1 W2 /ˌwiːkˈend◂ ˈwiːkend $ ˈwiːkend/
noun [countable] Saturday and Sunday, especially considered as time when you do not work:
Are you doing anything nice this weekend?last/next weekend (=the weekend before or after this one)at the weekend British English on the weekend American English:
I never work at the weekend. What are you doing on the weekend?at weekends British English on weekends American English:
I only see him at weekends. Tony has been unwell over the weekend (=during the weekend). We’re going to Paris for a long weekend (=Saturday and Sunday, and also Friday or Monday, or both).weekend cottage/cabin etc (=a place in the country where you spend your weekends) ⇒
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[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
weekendnoun1. BAD: I seldom stay at home on weekend.
GOOD: I seldom stay at home at the weekend.
BAD: At weekend we go to the sports club.
GOOD: At the weekend we go to the sports club.
BAD: During the weekend we usually go to a Chinese restaurant.
GOOD: At the weekend we usually go to a Chinese restaurant.
2. BAD: During this weekend there is a squash tournament.
GOOD: This weekend there is a squash tournament.
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲