pastime — ozdic

Collocations

8

1

(noun.)

ADJ

enjoyable, rewarding | favourite, popular | dangerous | expensive

national

Going to the beach has become a favorite national pastime for families during summer holidays.

VERB + PASTIME

enjoy, indulge in, pursue

PREP

~ among

Reading comics has always been a favorite pastime among teenagers in my school.

~ for

Playing board games has always been a popular pastime for families on weekend evenings.

Definitions

noun

1

Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably.

Chatting is a pleasant pastime.

Hunting and fishing, the most important employments of mankind in the rude state of society, become in its advanced state their most agreeable amusements, and they pursue for pleasure what they once followed from necessity. In the advanced state of society, therefore, they are all very poor people who follow as a trade what other people pursue as a pastime.

verb

1

To sport; to amuse oneself.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually p

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Chatting is a pleasant pastime.

Wiktionary

02

Hunting and fishing, the most important employments of mankind in the rude state of society, become in its advanced state their most agreeable amusements, and they pursue for pleasure what they once f

Wiktionary

03

[…]lax court morals and the absurd chivalry business were in full feather, and the joust and the tournament were the frequent pastime of titled fine gentlemen who could fight better than they could sp

Wiktionary

04

Playing the piano is her favorite pastime.

Tatoeba · #34900

05

Playing cards is a popular pastime.

Tatoeba · #36918

06

Driving is a good holiday pastime.

Tatoeba · #36958

Usage Notes

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