Pastime — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæstaɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈastaɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈastaɪm/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈæstaɪm/.

Examples

sailing is her favorite pastime
his main pastime is gambling
he counts reading among his interests

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

interest pursuit

Parts of Speech

noun	a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) “sailing is her favorite pastime”

Word Forms

pursue

verb

carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zeitvertreib

eine Ablenkung, die die Zeit und Gedanken beschäftigt (normalerweise angenehm)

🇫🇷French

divertissement

une diversion qui occupe le temps et les pensées (généralement agréablement)

🇪🇸Spanish

pasatiempo

una diversión que ocupa el tiempo y los pensamientos (normalmente de forma agradable)

🇮🇹Italian

passatempo

un diversivo che occupa il tempo e i pensieri (di solito piacevolmente)

🇳🇱Dutch

tijdverdrijf

een afleiding die iemands tijd en gedachten in beslag neemt (meestal op een plezierige manier)

🇵🇹Portuguese

passatempo

uma diversão que ocupa o tempo e os pensamentos (geralmente de forma agradável)

🇷🇺Russian

времяпрепровождение

развлечение, занимающее время и мысли (обычно приятное)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शगल

एक मनोरंजन जो किसी का समय और विचार लेता है (आमतौर पर सुखद)

🇧🇩Bengali

বিনোদন

একটি বিচ্যুতি যা একজনের সময় এবং চিন্তাভাবনা দখল করে (সাধারণত আনন্দদায়ক)

🇮🇳Tamil

பொழுது போக்கு

ஒருவரின் நேரத்தையும் எண்ணங்களையும் ஆக்கிரமிக்கும் ஒரு திசைதிருப்பல் (பொதுவாக இனிமையாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

కాలక్షేపం

ఒకరి సమయం మరియు ఆలోచనలను ఆక్రమించే మళ్లింపు (సాధారణంగా ఆహ్లాదకరంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

मनोरंजन

एक वळव जो एखाद्याचा वेळ आणि विचार व्यापतो (सहसा आनंददायी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

મનોરંજન

એક ડાયવર્ઝન જે વ્યક્તિના સમય અને વિચારોને રોકે છે (સામાન્ય રીતે સુખદ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಲಕ್ಷೇಪ

ಒಬ್ಬರ ಸಮಯ ಮತ್ತು ಆಲೋಚನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಆಕ್ರಮಿಸುವ ಒಂದು ತಿರುವು (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರವಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിനോദം

ഒരാളുടെ സമയവും ചിന്തകളും ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്ന ഒരു വഴിതിരിച്ചുവിടൽ (സാധാരണയായി മനോഹരമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ

ਇੱਕ ਡਾਇਵਰਸ਼ਨ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تفریح

ایک موڑ جو کسی کے وقت اور خیالات پر قابض ہوتا ہے (عام طور پر خوشگوار)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

消遣

占用某人时间和思想的消遣（通常是愉快的）

🇯🇵Japanese

娯楽

時間と思考を費やす気晴らし（通常は楽しいもの）

🇰🇷Korean

오락

자신의 시간과 생각을 차지하는 기분 전환 (보통 유쾌하게)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trò tiêu khiển

một trò giải trí chiếm thời gian và suy nghĩ của một người (thường là vui vẻ)

🇹🇭Thai

งานอดิเรก

การเบี่ยงเบนความสนใจซึ่งใช้เวลาและความคิดของตนเอง (มักจะเป็นสุข)

🇮🇩Indonesian

hiburan

pengalihan yang menyita waktu dan pikiran seseorang (biasanya menyenangkan)

🇵🇭Filipino

pampalipas oras

isang diversion na sumasakop sa oras at pag-iisip ng isang tao (kadalasan ay kaaya-aya)

🇲🇾Malay

hobi

lencongan yang mengisi masa dan fikiran seseorang (biasanya menyenangkan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هواية

تحويل يشغل وقت الفرد وأفكاره (عادة ما يكون ممتعًا)

🇮🇷Persian

سرگرمی

انحرافی که زمان و افکار فرد را به خود اختصاص می دهد (معمولاً خوشایند)

🇹🇷Turkish

eğlence

kişinin zamanını ve düşüncelerini meşgul eden bir oyalanma (genellikle hoş bir şekilde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שַׁעֲשׁוּעַ

הסחה שמעסיקה את זמנו ומחשבותיו (בדרך כלל בנועם)

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