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Hobby Noun ˈhɒbi ˈhɑːbi Include Swimming Gardening Favourite

Word3 hobby
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈhɒbi/ /ˈhɑːbi/
Example
  • 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.
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hobby

(noun)/ˈhɒbi/ /ˈhɑːbi/
  1. 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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