From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpastimepas‧time /ˈpɑːstaɪm $ ˈpæs-/●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる noun [countable]ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingsomething that you do because you think it is enjoyable or interesting → hobbyReading was her favourite pastime.Examples from the Corpuspastime• As a pastime, keeping and ridinghorses has always been very expensive.• No doubt it was a deadlypastime in those years.• His favouritepastimes were shooting and golf.• Our cat's favourite pastime is sitting at the window and watching the people walk by.• Gardening is my mother's favourite pastime.• But they are often quite creative in figuring out mutually interesting pastimes.• A Gallup poll found gardening to be America's leading pastime.• Watching talk shows has become a nationalpastime in this country.• But there is also something worrying about a plasticboxoutwittinghumans at this most cerebral of pastimes.• In southernEurope, shooting birds is a popularpastime.• Surely there are features of human nature other than this one overexposed and troublesome procreative pastime.• Living as he does in Moycullen, he has ample local opportunities to indulge in these pastimes.• Evangelicalism became an especially potent force in the attack on traditionalpastimes.Originpastime(1400-1500) Translation of Frenchpasse-temps"pass time"