pastime

noun (a pastime, pastimes)

«pastime» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Something you enjoy doing in your free time, such as a hobby, game or sport. tree →

In the lessons

In school writing about yourself, you list your favourite pastimes. In history lessons, you learn about pastimes from long ago, like hopscotch, marbles or archery. Cricket and baseball are called national pastimes in England and the USA.

Examples

Reading is my favourite pastime. tree →
Fishing is a popular pastime in Ireland. tree →
Baseball is called America's national pastime. tree →
Victorian children's pastimes included hoops and marbles. tree →
Grandma's pastime is knitting. tree →
Drawing comics is a fun pastime on rainy days. tree →
Another favorite pastime of Kintaro’s was to smash up rocks and stones. tree →

Note

Spelling trap: pastime has only one s and one t (not "pasttime" or "passtime"), even though it means passing the time. Countable: a pastime, pastimes.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «pastime» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«pastime» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pastime/