Definition of "weekend" []

• The end of the week, especially the period from Friday evening through Sunday evening. (noun)
• To spend weekends or a weekend. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The subjects of Darkon take the term "weekend warrior" too literally, but get a healthy release from suspending their mundane stresses. , by contrast, is a blunt but captivating melodrama, reminding us that wading too far into fantasy can be a most dangerous game."
• "The high point for his weekend is his ten-year high school reunion, which begins Friday night with a meeting with Stacy, a former friend who has become an interesting and beautiful woman."
• "This weekend is our reunion and tonight Liz and I had the chance to gather with several Sunset alum and their partners for a “pre-union” get together."