noun · informal
hobby
UK/ˈhɒbi/US/ˈhɑːbi/HOB·by
Band 4-5speakingtask2
an activity done regularly in free time for pleasure
Examples
“I took up painting as a hobby last year.”
“My hobbies include football and reading.”
“She spends her weekends on hobbies that relax her.”
Band 8 sentence
“In my free time I dabble in several hobbies, but painting is the one I take most seriously.”
Collocations
- take up a hobby
- have many hobbies
- a favourite hobby
Word family
hobbies noun (plural)hobbyist noun
Common mistakes
I have many hobby.→I have many hobbies.
I am hobby about painting.→I am interested in painting.
Say it for a higher band
5interest→6pastime→7+hobby
Synonyms
pastime
interest
Easily confused
interest
“She has a strong interest in photography.”
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