Hobbies / A2

HOB-ee/ˈhɒbi/

After work or school, a hobby is what you do for pleasure, not for pay. My hobby is cooking; a hobby of mine. An interest can be only in your head; a hobby is something you actually do. Sport can be a hobby, but so can reading or collecting stamps.

Meaning

An activity you do for pleasure in your free time.

Examples

• “Her hobby is painting.”
• “Gardening is his main hobby.”
• “She took up a new hobby last winter.”

Good to know

my hobby is + -ing. Wider feeling: interest. Not your job.

Near in meaning

pastime

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