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hobby
(noun)/ˈhɒbi/ /ˈhɑːbi/
an activity that you do for pleasure when you are not working
Do you have any hobbies?
Her hobbies include swimming and gardening.
Why don't you take up a new hobby?
My favourite hobby is definitely scuba diving.
I only play jazz as a hobby.
Extra Examples
Cooking is her pet hobby.
Cycling and karate are among her hobbies.
He collects postcards as a hobby.
Photography can be an expensive hobby.
She never had any time to pursue her hobbies.
He wanted to turn his hobby into a business.
They spent their retirement enjoying hobbies and taking trips.
Word Origin
late Middle English hobyn, hoby, from pet forms of the given name Robin. Originally referring to a small horse or pony, it later came to denote a toy horse or hobby horse, hence ‘an activity done for pleasure’.
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