ˈhɒbi
ˈhɑːbian activity that you do for pleasure when you are not working
Her hobbies include swimming and gardening.I only play jazz as a hobby.
Usage note: interesthobby game pastimeThese are all words for activities that you do for pleasure in your spare time.interest an activity or a subject that you do or study for pleasure in your spare time: Her main interests are music and gardening.hobby an activity that you do for pleasure in your spare time: His hobbies include swimming and cooking.game a children's activity when they play with toys, pretend to be somebody else, etc; an activity that you do to have fun: a game of cops and robbers ◇ He was playing games with the dog.pastime an activity that people do for pleasure in their spare time: Eating out is the national pastime in France.interest, hobby or pastime?A hobby is often more active than an interest: His main hobby is football (= he plays football). ◇ His main interest is football (= he watches and reads about football, and may or may not play it). Pastime is used when talking about people in general; when you are talking about yourself or an individual person it is more usual to use interest or hobby: Eating out is the national interest/hobby in France. ◇ Do you have any pastimes?a popular interest/hobby/pastimeto have/share interests/hobbiesto take up/pursue a(n) interest/hobby