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- Dictionarypassing/ˈpɑːsɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. going past: "passing cars"
- 2. (of a period of time) going by: "she detested him more with every passing second"
noun
- 1. the passage of something, especially time: "with the passing of the years she had become a little eccentric" Similar
- 2. (in sport) the action of passing a ball to another team member: "his play showed good passing and control"
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PASSING definition: 1. in sport, the act of kicking, throwing, or hitting the ball to someone in your own team: 2. the…. Learn more.
The meaning of PASSING is the act of one that passes or causes to pass; especially : death. How to use passing in a sentence.
Passing definition: going by or past; elapsing. See examples of PASSING used in a sentence.
As a noun, passing often means "the end of something," like the passing of an era — while the passing of a person means death. When you talk about something "in passing," you mention it in a casual way.
The passing of something such as a time or system is the fact of its coming to an end.
adj. 1. transitory or momentary: a passing fancy. 2. cursory or casual in action or manner: a passing reference. adv, adj. archaic to an extreme degree: the events were passing strange. n. 3. a place where or means by which one may pass, cross, ford, etc.
1. : move, proceed, go. The boat was too tall to pass under the bridge. 2. a. : to go away : depart. the fright passes almost immediately. Fred Majdalany. b. : die. often used with on. Her parents have passed on. 3. a. : to move in a path so as to approach and continue beyond something : move past.
a permission to pass, or enter: He showed his pass and the guard let him into the building. Military written permission given a soldier to be absent briefly from a station: He had a three-day pass to Seoul.
Allowing one to pass a test, course of study, inspection, or examination; satisfactory.
Definitions of 'passing' 1. A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously. [...] 2. The passing of something such as a time or system is the fact of its coming to an end.
