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Meaning of "pastime" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PASTIME

From pass + time, on the model of French passe-temps.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PASTIME

pastime  [ˈpɑːsˌtaɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PASTIME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pastime is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PASTIME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pastime

Hobby

A hobby is a regular activity that is done for pleasure, typically during one's leisure time. Hobbies can include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports. By continually participating in a particular hobby, one can acquire substantial skill and knowledge in that area. Generally speaking, a person who engages in an activity solely for fun is called a 'hobbyist', whereas a 'professional' generally engages in an activity for reward and an'amateur' do it for interest or love to this activity..

Definition of pastime in the English dictionary

The definition of pastime in the dictionary is an activity or entertainment which makes time pass pleasantly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PASTIME


airtime
ˈɛəˌtaɪm
bedtime
ˈbɛdˌtaɪm
big-time
ˈbɪɡˌtaɪm
daytime
ˈdeɪˌtaɪm
downtime
ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm
flextime
ˈflɛksˌtaɪm
lifetime
ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm
longtime
ˈlɒŋˌtaɪm
maritime
ˈmærɪˌtaɪm
meantime
ˈmiːnˌtaɪm
overtime
ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm
peacetime
ˈpiːsˌtaɪm
playtime
ˈpleɪˌtaɪm
ragtime
ˈræɡˌtaɪm
sometime
ˈsʌmˌtaɪm
spare-time
ˈspɛəˌtaɪm
springtime
ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm
summertime
ˈsʌməˌtaɪm
uptime
ˈʌpˌtaɪm
wartime
ˈwɔːˌtaɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PASTIME

pasticcio
pastiche
pasticheur
pastie
pastier
pasties
pastiest
pastil
pastille
pastily
pastina
pastiness
pasting
pastis
pastitsio
pastitso
pastless
pastness
Pasto
pastor

WORDS THAT END LIKE PASTIME

all the time
all-time
anytime
at one time
at the same time
from time to time
full time
full-time
good-time
in good time
in the nick of time
in time
mistime
on time
one-time
part-time
real time
real-time
the big time
time

Synonyms and antonyms of pastime in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PASTIME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pastime» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pastime

Translation of «pastime» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PASTIME

Find out the translation of pastime to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pastime from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pastime» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

消遣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasatiempo
570 millions of speakers

English

pastime
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शगल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَسْلِيَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

времяпрепровождение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passatempo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আহ্লাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passe-temps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hobi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zeitvertreib
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

娯楽
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pastime
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trò giải trí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓய்வுநேரத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खेळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eğlence
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passatempo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozrywka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проведення часу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distracție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάρεργο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tydverdryf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fritidsnöje
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tidsfordriv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pastime

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PASTIME»

The term «pastime» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.251 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PASTIME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pastime» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pastime» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pastime

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10 QUOTES WITH «PASTIME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pastime.
1
Mark Barrowcliffe
Let me start with a confession: I don't enjoy cooking. The reason I usually do it at home is not because I'm a New Man or Jamie Oliver disciple, but because my wife's cooking is so bad. In fact, to me, cooking is less a pleasurable pastime than a defense against poisoning.
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Evan Bayh
Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots in the American experience. Since the founding of our country, citizens from Ben Franklin to David Letterman have made fun of their elected officials.
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Danny Bonaduce
My favorite pastime is to write.
4
Avery Brundage
The sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an amusement and a pastime, but his eyes are fixed on a higher goal, on the most important thing in his life, which is his education or his vocation.
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Jose Canseco
The national pastime is juiced.
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P. Chidambaram
Today, to allege corruption seems to be the pastime of most people. All kinds of allegations are leveled. I think it is self-defeating.
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Jean Cocteau
Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
8
Charles Comiskey
To me, baseball is as honorable as any other business. It is the most honest pastime in the world. It has to be, or it could not last a season out. Crookedness and baseball do not mix. It has become immeasurably more popular as the years have gone by. It will be greater yet. This year, 1919, is the greatest season of them all.
9
Rachel Cusk
Some people are better at maths than others: no one thinks you can be 'taught' to be a mathematical genius. And no one thinks of teaching, in that context, as a kind of forcing of the will. But there seems to be an idea of writing as an intuitive pastime which is being dishonestly subjected to counterintuitive methods.
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Haylie Duff
I love to cook. It is a simple pastime.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PASTIME»

Discover the use of pastime in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pastime and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Sport and a Pastime
This ebook features an illustrated biography of James Salter including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.
James Salter, 2012
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Pastime (A Spenser Mystery)
Ten years ago, Spenser saved a teenage boy from his father's rage. Now, in his twenties, the son is seeking answers to his mother's sudden disappearance. And once again, Spenser is the only one he can turn to.
Robert B. Parker, 2013
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National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball and the Rest ...
Szymanski and Zimbalist pay special attention to the rich and complex evolution of baseball from its beginnings in America, and they trace modern soccer from its foundation in England through its subsequent expansion across the world.
Stefan Szymanski, Andrew S. Zimbalist, 2006
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Creating the National Pastime: Baseball Transforms Itself, ...
At a time when many baseball fans wish for the game to return to a purer past, G. Edward White shows how seemingly irrational business decisions, inspired in part by the self-interest of the owners but also by their nostalgia for the game, ...
G. Edward White, 2014
5
Genealogy as Pastime and Profession
A classic examination of the materials, techniques, and cultural, sociological, and professional aspects of genealogy
Donald Lines Jacobus, 1968
6
Breaking Into Baseball: Women and the National Pastime
Breaking into Baseball is augmented by twenty-four illustrations and a foreword from Ila Borders, the first woman to play more than three seasons of men’s professional baseball.
Jean Hastings Ardell, 2005
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Baseball Without Borders: The International Pastime
Organized by region Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific and written by journalists, historians, anthropologists, and English professors, these original essays reflect diverse perspectives and range across a refreshingly wide array ...
George Gmelch, 2006
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America's National Pastime: A Study of Race and Merit in ...
This examination of America's national pastime explores the dichotomous relationship between race and merit in professional baseball, evaluating the role of race and performance in the determination of player success and compensation.
Bret Lee Billet, 1995
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Regulating the National Pastime: Baseball and Antitrust
A comprehensive look at baseball's interaction with the federal government.
Jerold J. Duquette, 1999
10
Baseball and the American Dream: Race, Class, Gender, and ...
Featuring articles by former players such as Orlando Cepeda and Dusty Baker (currently the manager for the San Francisco Giants), legendary journalists such as Leonard Koppett, Andrei Codrescu, and Roger Kahn, and contemporary scholars such ...
Robert Elias, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PASTIME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pastime is used in the context of the following news items.
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Like baseball, reading is a summer pastime still cherished
Sports books to be found in the GV section of the Clark County Library. RON KANTOWSKI/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. image ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
2
DUNN: Baseball Annie and the uglier side of America's pastime
In 1984, the movie “The Natural,” based on a book by Bernard Malamud, appeared nationally in theaters. The fictional story is considered by ... «Wicked Local Scituate, Jul 15»
3
Keep Your Pastime Private This Year
The after hours, the slower hours, the softer hours, a city's finer, faultless hours. When the crowd is lesser, the streets are quieter and ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
Colorful life: Adult coloring growing as fun, destressing pastime
Tribune-Star/Jim Avelis Details: Donna Ramsey covers the spectrum as she uses pencils to color a face and patterns at the adult coloring night ... «Terre Haute Tribune Star, Jul 15»
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Baseball's more than a pastime for UGA's Godwin
Baseball's more than a pastime for UGA's Godwin. 2:53 p.m. Friday, July 24, 2015 | Filed in: UGA. Comments 0. UGA. Baseball's more than a pastime for UGA's ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
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Corning native turns blog pastime into business
Heather Swarthout would probably be happy being a stay-at-home mother, but she has the education and the drive to do more. And with ... «Elmira Star-Gazette, Jul 15»
7
A Cuban Musician's Perennial Pastime
Jorge Gómez, founder and musical director of Afro-Caribbean group Tiempo Libre, recalls the long, warm evenings he spent growing up in ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
8
Augusta frustrates Pastime in Zone 2 tournament
Several players contributed off the bench for Tim Rodrigue's Augusta Elks in a 5-3 victory over Pastime Club in the Zone 2 American Legion on ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
9
Best of the Decade: Nationals clinch first playoff berth, win NL East …
Each Wednesday through mid-August, check out Nationals Pastime for a remembrance of one of the watershed moments in Nationals history. «MASNsports.com, Jul 15»
10
America's national pastime brings Arabs and Jews together in Israel
But Peled isn't an American teen who was immersed in the national pastime from infancy. He's Israeli through and through, as are his parents. «JNS.org, Jul 15»

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