Passing Definition

păsĭng
adjective
Going by, beyond, past, over, or through.
Webster's New World
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
Allowing one to pass a test, course of study, inspection, or examination; satisfactory.
A passing grade.
American Heritage
adverb
Very; surpassingly.
American Heritage
Exceedingly; unusually; very.
'tis passing strange.
Webster's New World

(now literary or archaic) Surpassingly, greatly. [from 14th c.]

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noun
The act of one that passes; specif., death.
Webster's New World
A means or place of passing.
Webster's New World
Death.
American Heritage

Death, dying; the end of something. [from 14th c.]

Wiktionary

(law) The act of approving a bill etc. [from 15th c.]

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Other Word Forms of Passing

Noun

Singular:
passing
Plural:
passings

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Passing

Origin of Passing

  • From pass +"Ž -ing.

    From Wiktionary

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