WEEKEND


Meaning of WEEKEND in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ long

I took Friday off, and spent a long ~ visiting friends.

▪ last , next

▪ rainy , wet ( esp. BrE )

I spent the last rainy ~ cleaning the kitchen.

It will be a wet ~ for much of England and Wales.

VERB + WEEKEND

▪ spend

We spent the ~ in Paris.

▪ have

Did you have a nice ~?

WEEKEND + NOUN

▪ break , getaway ( esp. AmE ), trip , visit

▪ home , house , retreat

PREPOSITION

▪ at the ~ ( BrE )

What are you doing at the ~?

▪ at ~s

What do you usually do at ~s?

▪ on a ~ ( BrE , informal )

The children play there on a ~.

▪ on the ~ ( esp. AmE )

He called me on the ~.

▪ over the ~

The office is closed over the ~.

PHRASES

▪ a ~ away , a ~ off

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