pastime

  • 11pastime — /pas tuym , pahs /, n. something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport: to play cards as a pastime. [1480 90; earlier pas(s)e tyme, trans. of MF passe temps] Syn. entertainment, hobby,… …

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  • 12pastime — pas|time [ˈpa:staım US ˈpæs ] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Translation of French passe temps pass time ] something that you do because you think it is enjoyable or interesting →↑hobby ▪ Reading was her favourite pastime …

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  • 13pastime — pas|time [ pæs,taım ] noun count something that you do regularly for fun in your free time: Skateboarding is the favorite pastime of many teenagers …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14pastime — noun (C) something that you do because you find it enjoyable or interesting: Reading was her favourite pastime …

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  • 15pastime — /ˈpastaɪm / (say pahstuym) noun that which serves to make time pass agreeably; amusement, or sport: to play cards for a pastime. {late Middle English, from pass (verb) + time} …

  • 16pastime — see he that would go to sea for pleasure, would go to hell for a pastime …

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  • 17Pastime Variations — was an 1988 orchestral work by Elliot Goldenthal commemorating the 75th anniversary of Ebbets Field, former home of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. It was performed by the Haydn Mozart Chamber Orchestra at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. [… …

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  • 18Pastime with Good Company — Эта статья  о народной песне. О концертном альбоме Blackmore s Night см. Past Times with Good Company. Оригинал Pastime with Good Company (ок. 1513), х …

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  • 19Pastime with Good Company — For the live album by Blackmore s Night, see Past Times with Good Company. Pastime with Good Company , also known as The King s Ballad ( The Kynges Balade ), is an English folk song written by King Henry VIII in the first years of the 16th… …

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  • 20pastime — noun Date: 15th century something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably ; diversion …

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