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noun
- 1. an activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment rather than work; a hobby: "his favourite pastimes were shooting and golf"
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an activity that is done for enjoyment: Do-it-yourself is the nation's most popular pastime. figurative Suing people, especially doctors, is becoming a national pastime (= common activity) in America. Synonyms. hobby. interest. pursuit. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pastimes - general words. activity. amusement. avocationally. caper.
noun. pas· time ˈpas-ˌtīm. Synonyms of pastime. : something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably : diversion. Her favorite pastime is gardening. Baseball has been a national pastime for many years. Examples of pastime in a Sentence. Baseball has been a national pastime for years.
A pastime is any hobby or activity that you do to pass the time. Usually, people enjoy their pastimes. When baseball was more popular, it was called the "national pastime," because so many people enjoyed watching or playing it. Baseball is still a major pastime, as are many other sports.
an activity that is done for enjoyment: Do-it-yourself is the nation's most popular pastime. figurative Suing people, especially doctors, is becoming a national pastime (= common activity) in America. Synonyms. hobby. interest. pursuit. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pastimes - general words. activity. amusement. avocationally. caper.
Pastime definition: something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport. See examples of PASTIME used in a sentence.
noun. something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport. to play cards as a pastime. SYNONYMS entertainment, hobby, diversion, avocation.
pastime an activity that people do for pleasure in their spare time: Eating out is the national pastime in France. interest, hobby or pastime? A hobby is often more active than an interest: His main hobby is football (= he plays football). • His main interest is football (= he watches and reads about football, and may or may not play it).
pastime. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pas‧time /ˈpɑːstaɪm $ ˈpæs-/ noun [ countable] something that you do because you think it is enjoyable or interesting → hobby Reading was her favourite pastime.
The earliest known use of the noun pastime is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for pastime is from around 1473, in a translation by William Caxton, printer, merchant, and diplomat.
Pastime definition: An activity that occupies one's spare time pleasantly.
