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- DictionaryPass·ing/ˈpasiNG/
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"
- 2. the action of throwing, kicking, or hitting a ball or puck to another team member during a sports match: "his play showed good passing and good control"
1. : going by or past. a passing pedestrian. 2. : having a brief duration. a passing whim. 3. obsolete : surpassing. 4. : superficial. a passing acquaintance. a passing resemblance. 5. a. : of, relating to, or used in or for the act or process of passing.
a situation in which a person who belongs to a particular group is believed by other people to be a member of a different group, for example a different race: Reasons for passing are deeply individual. racial passing Most often, racial passing means black passing for white, usually out of economic or social necessity.
1. : move, proceed, go. The boat was too tall to pass under the bridge. 2. a. : to go away : depart. the fright passes almost immediately Fred Majdalany. b. : die often used with on. Her parents have passed on. 3. a. : to move in a path so as to approach and continue beyond something : move past.
Passing definition: going by or past; elapsing. See examples of PASSING used in a sentence.
1. The act of one that passes or the fact of having passed: the passing of another summer. 2. A place where or a means by which one can pass. 3. Death. Idiom: in passing. While going by; incidentally. pass′ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
A passing reference is a light, brief mention of something, and a passing grade is one that's high enough for you to pass a test. As a noun, passing often means "the end of something," like the passing of an era — while the passing of a person means death.
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.
