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passing definition

pass·ing (pas′iŋ)

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

Etymology: ME

adverb

Archaic exceedingly; unusually; very

noun

  1. the act of one that passes; specif., death
  2. a means or place of passing
passing Idioms

in passing

  1. without careful thought; casually
  2. incidentally; by the way

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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