PASTIME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary AI Assistant Dictionary Translate Grammar Thesaurus +Plus Cambridge Dictionary +Plus Games Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out {{userName}} Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out Log in / Sign up English (UK) 1 ? true : false } }), searchAutoComplete.changeToLayoutContainer(); tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { autocomplete: stateSearch.dataset != 'wordlists' && stateSearch.term.length 1 } })" / English 1) ? '/autocomplete/amp?dataset=' + stateSearch.dataset + '&q=' + stateSearch.term : 'https://'" 0 && stateHdr.searchDesk ? 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Meaning of pastime in English pastime noun [ C ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈpɑːs.taɪm/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈpæs.taɪm/ Add to word list Add to word list C2 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 alternate reality game alternative reality game avocation avocational avocationally frolic hobby interest leisure national pastime nonprofessional nonprofessionally poi pursuit recreation recreational activity recreationist skygazer tatting See more results » (Definition of pastime from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) pastime | American Dictionary pastime noun [ C ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈpæsˌtɑɪm/ Add to word list Add to word list an activity that is done for enjoyment: Hockey is Canada’s national pastime. (Definition of pastime from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of pastime pastime The same sources tell us that this game caught on pretty quickly and soon became a favourite pastime of the nobility and royalty. From the Cambridge English Corpus Language play begins with baby-talk, blossoms with pastimes, and appears in its most sophisticated and complex form in literature. From the Cambridge English Corpus It was a matter of being born into a family setting of musical pastimes. From the Cambridge English Corpus Likewise, the singing of folk songs, necessarily easy to perform, became a very popular pastime by the end of the century. From the Cambridge English Corpus In fact, he says, writing superfluous books is a quite harmless and permissible pastime, which should not be of concern to any third party. From the Cambridge English Corpus Visiting dance halls had been a very important pastime for many older people. From the Cambridge English Corpus Science as fashionable pastime has become a familiar theme in eighteenth-century studies. From the Cambridge English Corpus The siting of the baths is important in the context of their role as a leisure pastime. From the Cambridge English Corpus Distinctive vocabularies often arise within groups engaged in a common occupation, pastime, or goal. From the Cambridge English Corpus He details the development of the solo song genre into the modern practice of song recital, but laments its demise as an amateur pastime. From the Cambridge English Corpus Historical reflection on modernity was not an easy intellectual pastime for writers of his time. From the Cambridge English Corpus Furthermore, they located the pastimes they studied within a broader socioeconomic context. From the Cambridge English Corpus Coping strategies to reduce expenses included engaging in cheaper or free pastimes, to not using the television and\or radio to cut the electricity bill. From the Cambridge English Corpus Soon finding, however, that either she or the image was unreal, she turned elsewhere for better pastime. From the Cambridge English Corpus There was a link with co-operative production, and a rejection of commercial entertainments and pastimes. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of pastime?   Translations of pastime in Chinese (Traditional) 消遣，娛樂… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 消遣，娱乐… See more in Spanish pasatiempo, pasatiempo [masculine, singular]… See more in Portuguese passatempo, passatempo [masculine]… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian पास टाईम, फावला वेळ, वेळ घालवण्यासाठी केलेली मनोरंजनात्मक कृती… See more 娯楽, 趣味, 気晴らし… See more hobi, meşgale, eğlenceli şey… See more passe-temps [masculine], passe-temps… See more passatemps… See more tijdverdrijf… See more मनबहलाव, शगल, मनोविनोद… See more મનોરંજન માટે કરવામાં આવતી પ્રવૃત્તિ.… See more fritidsbeskæftigelse… See more tidsfördriv… See more kegiatan masa lapang… See more der Zeitvertreib… See more tidsfordriv [neuter], tidsfordriv… See more وقت گزاری کا مشغلہ, تفریح کا مشغلہ… See more приємне дозвілля, розвага… See more సరదా లేక ఆనందం కోసం చేసే పని… See more অবসরবিনোদন, একটি কার্যকলাপ যা আনন্দের জন্য করা হয়… See more zábava, koníček… See more hobi… See more งานอดิเรก… See more sự giải trí… See more rozrywka… See more 취미… See more passatempo… See more Need a translator? 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