passing
pronunciation
How to pronounce passing in British English:
UK [ˈpɑ:sɪŋ]
How to pronounce passing in American English:
US [ˈpæsɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- euphemistic expressions for death
- the motion of one object relative to another
- the end of something
- a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another
- going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
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- Adjective:
- enduring a very short time
- of advancing the ball by throwing it
- allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
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- Adverb:
- to an extreme degree or extent
Word Origin
- passing (adv.)
- "in a (sur)passing degree, surpassingly," late 14c., from pass (v.).
- passing (n.)
- "death," 1869, verbal noun from pass (v.).
Example
- 1. This was not done by passing a law .
- 2. He said he knew she was the one after passing the three-month mark .
- 3. Most of the passing aircraft were commercial jets .
- 4. We saw a man passing close to us .
- 5. Historical events recede in importance with every passing decade .