noun · neutral
pastime
UK/ˈpɑːstaɪm/US/ˈpæstaɪm/PAS·time
Band 4-5speakingtask2
an activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment, especially to pass the time
Examples
“Reading is my favourite pastime.”
“Gardening became a pleasant pastime after retirement.”
“Crossword puzzles are a common pastime on trains.”
Band 8 sentence
“Knitting started as a pastime but soon developed into a small business for her.”
Collocations
- favourite pastime
- common pastime
Word family
pastimes noun (plural)
Common mistakes
My pastime is watching TVs.→My pastime is watching TV.
I have many pastimes every day.→I have several pastimes.
Say it for a higher band
5hobby→6interest→7+pastime
Synonyms
hobby
Easily confused
hobby
“Her favourite pastime is reading the newspaper on Sunday mornings.”
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