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Meanings of hobby in English

Russian
увлечение
Portuguese
hobbie
Spanish
afición
Catalan
afició
Wikidata

Regular activity that is done for enjoyment.

      увлечение
      Russian
      hypotriorchis
      Portuguese
      hypotriorchis
      Spanish
      hypotriorchis
      Wikidata

      Type of falcon.

            Related terms
            hypotriorchis
            Portuguese
            passatempo
            Catalan
            hobby
            Spanish
            afición

            An auxiliary activity.

                  passatempo
                  Portuguese
                  cavalo de pau
                  Catalan
                  cavall de cartró

                  A child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride.

                        cavalo de pau
                        Usage of hobby in English
                        1
                        She said lockdown changed her art from a hobby to a business.
                        Radio NZ
                        2
                        He said Ulster Wool has given him a career and a hobby.
                        Independent.ie
                        3
                        Thank you, she says, scampering off to pick up a new hobby.
                        News.com.au
                        4
                        Use the Internet and scholarly sources to learn more about your hobby.
                        Jamaica Observer
                        5
                        He also turned his hobby - politics - into a second career.
                        Independent.ie
                        6
                        Words were both his hobby and his profession; lexicography was his delight.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        We are doing business as an extension of our hobby, he said.
                        The South African
                        8
                        Purely a scientific curiosity, you understand: chemistry is a hobby of mine.
                        White fire
                        9
                        Everyone had to write a paper about his or her favorite hobby.
                        Bridge to Terabithia
                        10
                        The patience and wisdom of the President is a hobby of mine.
                        The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln
                        11
                        But this is my special hobby, and the differences are equally obvious.
                        Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
                        12
                        Sapin is a no-nonsense political fixer whose hobby is collecting antique coins.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        That duty may be a hobby; it may even be a dissipation.
                        Heretics
                        14
                        It's this wonderful hobby that we have kind of, somewhat control over.
                        The new yorker
                        15
                        It is his hobby, and one likes to indulge him in it.
                        Agatha's Husband: A Novel
                        16
                        It's an expensive hobby and may well cost your annual gross salary.
                        The Irish Times
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                        Hobby through the time
                        Hobby across language varieties
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                        Common
                        Australia
                        Common
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                        Common
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