passing in English

adjective

1

going past.

passing cars

2

(of a period of time) going by.

she detested him more with every passing second

3

meeting or surpassing the requirements of a course or examination.

a passing grade

noun

1

the passage of something, especially time.

with the passing of the years she had become a little eccentric

synonyms: passage, course, progress, advance

2

used euphemistically to refer to a person's death.

her passing will be felt deeply by many people

synonyms: death, demise, passing away/on, end, loss, quietus, decease

verb

1

move or cause to move in a specified direction.

he passed through towns and villages

synonyms: go, proceed, move, progress, make one's way, travel

2

go past or across; leave behind or on one side in proceeding.

she passed a rest area with a pay phone

3

(of time or a point in time) elapse; go by.

the day and night passed slowly

synonyms: elapse, go by/past, advance, wear on, roll by, tick by

4

transfer (something) to someone, especially by handing or bequeathing it to the next person in a series.

your letter has been passed to Mr. Rich for action

synonyms: hand (over), give, reach

5

(of a candidate) be successful in (an examination, test, or course).

she passed her driving test

synonyms: be successful in, succeed in, gain a pass in, get through, sail through, scrape through

6

(of a legislative or other official body) approve or put into effect (a proposal or law) by voting on it.

the bill was passed despite fierce opposition

7

pronounce (a judgment or judicial sentence).

passing judgment on these crucial issues

synonyms: declare, pronounce, utter, express, deliver, issue

8

discharge (something, especially urine or feces) from the body.

frequency of passing urine

synonyms: discharge, excrete, evacuate, expel, emit, release

9

forgo one's turn in a game or an offered opportunity.

we pass on dessert and have coffee

adjective

fleeting, transient, transitory, ephemeral, brief, short-lived, temporary, momentary, evanescent
hasty, rapid, hurried, brief, quick, cursory, superficial, casual, perfunctory
perfunctory, cursory, casual
ephemeral, short-lived, transitory, fugacious, transient
pass

adverb

exceedingly
exceedingly, extremely, super

noun

passage, death, enactment, departure, pass, overtaking
passage, course, progress, advance
death, demise, passing away/on, end, loss, quietus, decease
enactment, ratification, approval, adoption, authorization, legalization, endorsement
departure, going, loss, exit, expiration, release
pass, qualifying
overtaking
passage
pass

verb

go, overtake, elapse, occupy, hand (over), kick, be transferred, happen, abate, surpass, be successful in, approve, go (unnoticed), declare, discharge, fall out, give, overhaul, fade, expire, extend, clear, legislate, make it, go through, fall, overstep, eliminate, go by, communicate, guide, make pass, spend, sink
go, proceed, move, progress, make one's way, travel
overtake, go past/by, pull ahead of, overhaul, leave behind, leapfrog
elapse, go by/past, advance, wear on, roll by, tick by
occupy, spend, fill, use (up), employ, while away
hand (over), give, reach
kick, hit, throw, lob
be transferred, go, be left, be bequeathed, be handed down/on, be passed on, devolve
happen, occur, take place, come about, transpire, come and go, befall
abate, fade (away), come to an end, blow over, run its course, die out, finish, end, cease, subside
surpass, exceed, transcend
be successful in, succeed in, gain a pass in, get through, sail through, scrape through
approve, vote for, accept, ratify, adopt, agree to, authorize, endorse, legalize, enact, OK
go (unnoticed), stand, go unremarked, go undisputed
declare, pronounce, utter, express, deliver, issue
discharge, excrete, evacuate, expel, emit, release
fall out, occur, take place, happen, pass off, go on, come about, hap
give, pass on, reach, hand, turn over
overhaul, overtake
fade, fleet, pass off, blow over, evanesce
expire, pass away, perish, croak, exit, go, choke, decease, kick the bucket, drop dead, die, pop off, snuff it, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, conk
extend, go, lead, run
clear, authorize
legislate
make it
go through, go across
fall, return, devolve
overstep, exceed, transcend, go past, top
eliminate, egest, excrete
go by, travel by, go past, surpass, pass by
communicate, pass on, put across, pass along
clear
guide, draw, run
go by, slip by, go along, slip away, slide by, lapse, elapse
make pass
spend
sink, lapse

Use "passing" in a sentence

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4. Only in passing.

5. I'm only passing through.

6. I was just passing.

7. We're just passing through.

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10. It was just in passing.

11. I hailed a passing taxi.

12. Many will mourn her passing .

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14. Are you just passing through?

15. Few will mourn his passing.

16. Drop in any time you're passing.

17. Next , Love saw Sadness passing by .

18. Will mourn your passing, I'm sure.

19. Constipation is a difficulty passing stool

20. The loafer receives his passing grade.

21. Passing this speed is a requirement.

22. Passing through a maximum results in minimum boiling Azeotropism, whereas passing through a minimum gives maximum boiling Azeotropism

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24. He was fired for passing bad Cheques

25. Avoid either Blacking out or passing out

26. 15 This rigmarole may provide passing entertainment.

27. I'm glad about your passing the test.

28. I congratulate you on passing the exam.

29. Passing cars covered his shoes with filth.

30. Passing beneath the Orleans Street Viaduct (part of US 40), the JFX runs north, passing near the Washington Monument.

31. Passing = transiting past the Bruvs bait bag

32. Additional provisions for class E passing beam

33. We are passing through the Bassen Rift.

34. Water is purified by passing through rock.

35. Passing is fleeting moment, miss is eternal.

36. 2 A passing riverboat tooted its horn.

37. He vas imprisoned for passing forged banknotes.

38. The country is passing through troublesome time.

39. A passing truck spattered us with mud.

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41. The crowd enjoyed the team's slick passing.

42. At long last came the passing out.

43. I Congratulate you on passing the exam

44. This is not simply a passing fad.

45. Souvenir shops rely mainly on passing trade.

46. For example shot passing and catching, dribbling.

47. Blackouts are not the same as passing out

48. He's passing schematics for some kind of drone.

49. Then I shall mourn your passing as well.

50. Just passing time, talking with her, that's all.