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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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the act of giving something to someone: To me, it's like the passing of a baton. His method is to organize the passing of a bribe at the official's home.
The meaning of PASSING is the act of one that passes or causes to pass; especially : death. How to use passing in a sentence.
Something that's passing happens very quickly. If you give someone a passing glance, you look so briefly in their direction that you barely see them. Passing is one of those versatile words with many different uses.
A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously. She does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad. American English : passing / ˈpæsɪŋ /
Passing definition: going by or past; elapsing. See examples of PASSING used in a sentence.
Definition of passing noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PASSING definition: 1. lasting only for a short time and not important: 2. the way that time passes: 3. If you say…. Learn more.
adjective. /ˈpɑːsɪŋ/. /ˈpæsɪŋ/. [only before noun] lasting only for a short period of time and then disappearing synonym brief. a passing phase/thought/interest. He makes only a passing reference to the theory in his book (= it is not the main subject of his book).
Noun. Idiom. Filter. adjective. Going by, beyond, past, over, or through. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Of brief duration; transitory. A passing fancy. American Heritage. Lasting only a short time; short-lived; fleeting; momentary. Webster's New World. Casual; cursory; incidental. A passing remark. Webster's New World.
: the act of officially approving a bill, law, etc. the passing [= passage] of the bill through Congress. in passing. : in a brief way while discussing something else. She mentioned in passing that she was studying law. The report notes the incident only in passing. 2 passing / ˈ pæsɪŋ/ Brit / ˈ pɑːsɪŋ/ adjective.
