pastime
To sport; to amuse oneselfTo sport; to amuse oneself.
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» Playing the piano is her favorite pastime.
Klavierspielen ist ihre Lieblingsbeschäftigung. — MUIRIEL
Игра на пианино — её любимое занятие. — sharptoothed
Гра на піаніно — її улюблене заняття. — deniko
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1 senses(obsolete)To sport; to amuse oneself.
Examples
50 sentencesPlaying the piano is her favorite pastime.
Гра на піаніно — її улюблене заняття. — deniko
ruИгра на пианино — её любимое занятие. — sharptoothed
deKlavierspielen ist ihre Lieblingsbeschäftigung. — MUIRIEL
What's your favorite pastime?
Як вам найбільше подобається проводити час? — mkazarian
deWas ist dein Lieblingshobby? — Dejo
Playing cards is a popular pastime.
deKartenspielen ist ein beliebter Zeitvertreib. — Alois
My dad's pastime is skydiving.
It was his favourite pastime.
Origin
From earlier passtime, pass-time, from Middle English passe tyme, passetyme, calque of MidFrom earlier passtime, pass-time, from Middle English passe tyme, passetyme, calque of Middle French passetemps.
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Forms
pastimes, pastiming, pastimed, pastimedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.