hobby

«hobby» in Mova's school dictionary: Something you enjoy doing in your free time, not as a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a hobby, hobbies)

meaning for a pupil

1) Something you enjoy doing in your free time, not as a job, such as drawing, football, collecting or gardening. tree →

2) A hobby-horse is a toy horse, made of a stick with a horse's head, that children pretend to ride. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons children write and talk about their hobbies («My hobby is…»); in wellbeing lessons hobbies are a healthy way to relax and make friends. Phrases: «take up a hobby», «as a hobby», «hobbies and interests».

examples

• My hobby is collecting stamps. tree →
• Dad's hobby is fishing at the lake. tree →
• What are your hobbies? tree →
• She took up painting as a new hobby. tree →
• Building models is a fun hobby for rainy days. tree →
• Grandpa plays the violin as a hobby. tree →
• A hobby can help you relax after school. tree →
• The sweet children rode on their hobby-horses through all the rooms when they came to see the grandparents. tree →

note

Plural «hobbies» (y → ies). A hobby is done for fun, not for money; if you are paid, it becomes a job. «Hobby» is countable: «a hobby», «two hobbies».

In the corpora

• Switching to a new hobby after giving the old one a fair try is a sensible choice, and skills like rhythm carry over.
• Many hobbies have a few simple rules that keep you and others safe and make you better at them.
• Idle time with friends who egg you on makes trouble more likely; clubs and hobbies help change habits.
• Liking a quiet hobby like knitting, reading or drawing does not make anyone weird or weak.
• Best friends can like different things and do different hobbies and still be close.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hobby» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.