hobby

noun/ˈhɒbi/CEFR A2

শখ, অবসর বিনোদন

Meaning

An activity you enjoy doing in your free time.

Example sentences

Painting is my favourite hobby.আঁকা আমার প্রিয় শখ।
Collecting stamps is his hobby.ডাকটিকিট সংগ্রহ করা তার শখ।
Reading books is a good hobby.বই পড়া একটি ভালো শখ।
Reading is my favourite hobby.পড়া আমার প্রিয় শখ।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: pastime, pursuit, interest

Similar words, and what each means

pastime
অবসর বিনোদন, সময় কাটানোর কাজ, শখ
Something you do to relax and enjoy your free time.
pursuit
অনুসরণ; চর্চা, শখ
The act of chasing or trying to achieve something, or an activity you spend time on.
interest
সুদ (এছাড়া: আগ্রহ), সুদ
The extra money paid for borrowing, or earned for saving. (Also: a feeling of wanting to know more.)

Other English words for “শখ, অবসর বিনোদন”

pastime
Something you do to relax and enjoy your free time.
pursuit
The act of chasing or trying to achieve something, or an activity you spend time on.

Opposite words

vocation
পেশা, ব্রত; ডাক
A type of work somebody feels called to do, especially to help others.

“hobby” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Add the correct particle (start a hobby): I want to take ___ swimming this summer.
Phrasal Verbs with Take →
'Take up' means to start a new hobby or activity, so don't mix them up.
Phrasal Verbs for Travel →
My hobby is playing cricket.
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Where this word is used

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“hobby” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • অটোপ্লে (পরবর্তী ভিডিও নিজে নিজে চালু হওয়া)
- • শখ, অবসর বিনোদন
- • গোলার্ধ
- • পরোক্ষ ইঙ্গিত, আভাস
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শখ, অবসর বিনোদন — hobby (noun) — শখ, অবসর বিনোদন. An activity you enjoy doing in your free time.
Which word is closest in meaning to “hobby”?
- • breakfast
- • museum
- • dawn
- • pastime
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pastime — pastime — অবসর বিনোদন, সময় কাটানোর কাজ, শখ. Something you do to relax and enjoy your free time.

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