weekends

[week-endz]

adverb

1. every weekend; on or during weekends.

   We go fishing weekends.

weekends

/ ˌwiːkˈɛndz /

adverb

1. informal,  at the weekend, esp regularly or during every weekend

Word History and Origins

Origin of weekends¹

First recorded in 1875–80; weekend + -s ¹

Example Sentences

When I was in the boys' team, he was a painter and decorator, then helped with the team on the weekends.

From BBC

But unlocking school playgrounds on weekends and holidays could help.

From Los Angeles Times

"So this is one of the, let me say, Oscar-like weekends. It proves his maturity and the level of his race-craft as a Formula 1 driver."

From BBC

While they did not specify where in the station the stabbings occurred, the Night Tube service runs through Oxford Circus on the Victoria and Central lines at weekends.

From BBC

Wake up and go on a coffee walk On the weekends, I like to walk.

From Los Angeles Times

When To Use

What does weekends mean?

The word weekends can be used as an adverb meaning every weekend or on or during weekends, as in I work weekends, so I always miss my son’s Saturday games.Weekends is of course also the plural of the noun weekend. The weekend is most commonly considered the period between Friday evening and the end of Sunday. More strictly speaking, the weekend is thought to consist of Saturday and Sunday (often regardless of whether the calendar week is considered to begin on Sunday or Monday).In practical terms, the weekend is typically considered to be the period between the end of the workweek (or school week) and the beginning of a new one—which is why most people consider their weekend to start on Friday night, after work or school.However, when weekends is used as an adverb, it usually means every Saturday and Sunday or on Saturdays and Sundays. For example, a store that’s open weekends is open during at least some hours every Saturday and Sunday.Example: I live on campus during the week but I go home weekends.