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hobby English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word hobby once they have reached the level B1 – Lower Intermediate. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning hobby meaning

What does hobby mean?

Definitions in simple English

hobby Noun

— A hobby is an activity that a person likes to do with their extra time. When I'm not at work, my hobby is to work on my car. When I'm not at college, my favourite hobby is to play video games.

— A hobby can also be a bird with long wings. We saw a hobby fly by.

hobby

— noun (= avocation) an auxiliary activity

— noun small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds

— noun a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride

Synonyms hobby synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as hobby?

hobby English » English

pastime

avocation

sideline

interest

sport

recreation

pursuit

diversion

amusement

taste

spare-time activity

rocking horse

preference

hobbyhorse

fun

entertainment

dissipation

by-line

Falco subbuteo

wet nurse

tastes

take interest

relish

recreate

predisposition

predilection

pony

ploy

pleasure

pastance

occupation

obsession

monomania

liking

leisure-time activity

leisure activity

kink

interests

interested in

inclined to

hooby

hobby-horse

goshawk

go in

games

game

fondness

feast 3

etc.

eruasian hobby

Topics hobby topics

What do people use hobby to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Interested

• What words refer to something you do because you are interested in it?
  hobby interest recreation

Social behavior Social activity

Entertainment, recreation

• What general words refer to things people do for fun?
  recreational activity amusement competition recreation leisure play hobby distraction diversion entertainment frolic fun merriment pastime revelry romp shindig

Examples hobby examples

How do I use hobby in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Do you have a hobby - for example, painting?

My hobby is playing the guitar.

My hobby is taking pictures.

My hobby is making model planes.

His hobby is painting pictures.

Mary's hobby is geocaching.

Her hobby was to collect ancient coins.

Do you have a hobby, Tom?

Her hobby is to collect ancient coins.

I've been studying astronomy as a hobby since I was a kid.

His hobby was collecting ancient coins.

My hobby is to listen to music.

You ought not to have spent so much money on your hobby.

My hobby is writing stories.

My hobby is to collect beautiful butterflies.

My hobby is collecting coins.

My hobby is playing golf.

My hobby is playing the piano.

Each of us has his own hobby.

My hobby is music.

My hobby is listening to music.

My hobby is collecting foreign stamps.

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My hobby is horses.

Hobby horses!

Mr. Poppins makes up these masks as a sort of hobby.

Business is my hobby.

The perfect hobby should improve the body as well as the mind.

What was their hobby?

Why, printing is just his hobby.

Well, maybe you should take up a hobby, like me.

So I'll start by telling you that I have a. very peculiar hobby.

I found that an expensive hobby.

I am told one of your forebears made a hobby of bonfires. What a pity he cannot be here. to see his descendant burn.

Why should I? They're my hobby, the roses are.

Very well, if it amuses you. But I advise you to confine your hobby to the entertainment of yourself and your friends.

It's her hobby.

Mrs. Marvin's husband just collects stamps but not you, oh, no. You must have thieves and jailbirds for a hobby.

I don't know why my hobby had to be idiots.

So I'll start by telling you that I have a. very peculiar hobby. Uh-huh.

It's a wonderful hobby.

I am told one of your forebears made a hobby of bonfires.

In my native country, at first, as a hobby.

Yes, I found that a very expensive hobby.

I'm afraid, like most old men with a hobby. I'm inclined to be a bit of a bore.

A sort of hobby.

Nice hobby you've got here.

You take up a hobby. And the more you get to know it, the more fascinating it becomes.

They're Marion's hobby.

Yeah, they're his wife's hobby.

I'm sorry but it's my house and I won't give up my hobby just to please him.

Couldn't she find a hobby to fill out her time?

News and current affairs

Nor was it simply a very expensive hobby.

From their viewpoint, collecting art was not simply a matter of benevolence or public spiritedness. Nor was it simply a very expensive hobby.