Meaning

5 senses
  1. An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.

    I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby.

    take up a hobby

    Hobby, Steckenpferd

    хо́ббиxóbbi, увлече́ниеuvlečénije, конёкkonjók

    хо́біxóbi, захо́пленняzaxóplennja

    an auxiliary activity

  2. An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby.

  3. Synonym of hobby horse (“a favorite topic”).

  4. (sometimes)Painting and building miniatures (as opposed to playing the game)

    I'm more into the competitive part than the hobby part of this game.

  5. Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo.

    Baumfalke

    чегло́кčeglók

Examples

434 sentences
  1. Did you talk about your hobby?

    Ти говорив про своє хобі?

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  2. Please tell me about your hobbies.

    Розкажи мені про свої хобі, будь ласка.

    ruРасскажи мне, пожалуйста, о своих увлечениях.

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  3. My hobby is playing the guitar.

    Моє хобі - гра на гітарі.

    ruМоё хобби - игра на гитаре.

    deMein Hobby ist das Gitarrespielen.

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  4. My hobby is playing the piano.

    Моє хобі - грати на фортепіано.

    ruМоё хобби - играть на пианино.

    deMein Hobby ist das Klavierspielen.

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  5. My hobby is listening to music.

    Моє хобі — це музика.

    ruМоё хобби — слушать музыку.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
activity done for enjoyment in spare time:
Русский
By meaning 2
activity done for enjoyment in spare time:
Falco subbuteo:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
activity done for enjoyment in spare time:
Falco subbuteo:

Origin

From Middle English hoby (“small horse, pony”), a variant or alteration of hobyn (“a small

From Middle English hoby (“small horse, pony”), a variant or alteration of hobyn (“a small ambling horse”), of uncertain and disputed origin. According to one theory the term is derived from Hobin, a pet name of Robert or Robin, at the time frequently used as a proper name for a workhorse (compare dobbin).

From Middle English hoby, hobeye, from Old French hobé, hobei, hobet, from Medieval Latin hopētus, diminutive of harpe.

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Forms

plural: hobbies
Singularhobby
Pluralhobbies

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
activity done for enjoyment in spare time:avocation
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

17 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • my hobby is
  • hobby is collecting
  • of my hobbies
  • as a hobby
  • his hobby is
  • have a hobby

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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