Definition of Passing in English :

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Passing meaning in English

Meaning of Passing in English

Pronunciation of Passing in English

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Passing

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Noun

1. pass, passing, passing game, passing play

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

Example Sentences:
'the coach sent in a passing play on third and long'

2. departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release

euphemistic expressions for death

Example Sentences:
'thousands mourned his passing'

3. passage, passing

the motion of one object relative to another

Example Sentences:
'stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets'

4. passing

the end of something

Example Sentences:
'the passing of winter'

5. passage, passing

a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

Example Sentences:
'the passage of air from the lungs'
'the passing of flatus'

6. overtaking, passing

going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it

Example Sentences:
'she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me'

7. pass, passing, qualifying

success in satisfying a test or requirement

Example Sentences:
'his future depended on his passing that test'
'he got a pass in introductory chemistry'

Adjective

8. ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory

lasting a very short time

Example Sentences:
'the ephemeral joys of childhood'
'a passing fancy'
'youth's transient beauty'
'love is transitory but it is eternal'
'fugacious blossoms'

9. pass, passing

of advancing the ball by throwing it

Example Sentences:
'a team with a good passing attack'
'a pass play'

10. passing

allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily

Example Sentences:
'a passing grade'

11. casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory

hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

Example Sentences:
'a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws'
'a passing glance'
'perfunctory courtesy'

Adverb

12. exceedingly, extremely, passing, super

to an extreme degree

Example Sentences:
'extremely cold'
'extremely unpleasant'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Passing

see synonyms of passing
adjective
1. 
transitory or momentary
a passing fancy
2. 
cursory or casual in action or manner
a passing reference
adverb, adjective
3. archaic
to an extreme degree
the events were passing strange
noun
4. 
a place where or means by which one may pass, cross, ford, etc
5.  a euphemism for death
6.  in passing

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Passing

see synonyms of passing
adjective
1. 
going by, beyond, past, over, or through
2. 
lasting only a short time; short-lived; fleeting; momentary
3. 
casual; cursory; incidental
a passing remark
4. 
satisfying given requirements or standards
a passing grade
5. 
that is happening; current
6.  Archaic
surpassing; extreme; very
adverb
7.  Archaic
exceedingly; unusually; very
noun
8. 
the act of one that passes; specif., death
9. 
a means or place of passing

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Passing

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adj.
1. Moving by; going past: The child waved to the passing cars.
2. Of brief duration; transitory: a passing fancy.
3. Cursory or superficial; casual: a passing glance.
4. Allowing one to pass a test, course of study, inspection, or examination; satisfactory: a passing grade.
5. Archaic Extreme or great; surpassing: "'Tis a passing shame" (Shakespeare).
adv.
Very; surpassingly: "I will mention only one particular aspect of the current mess because ... this one is surely something new and passing strange" (Walker Percy).
n.
1. The act of one that passes or the fact of having passed: the passing of another summer.
2. A place where or a means by which one can pass.
3. Death.

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