passing
adjective
[ ˈpɑːsɪŋ ]
• going past.
• "passing cars"
• (of a period of time) going by.
• "she detested him more with every passing second"
• (of a resemblance or similarity) slight.
passing
noun
• the passage of something, especially time.
• "with the passing of the years she had become a little eccentric"
• (in sport) the action of passing a ball to another team member.
• "his play showed good passing and control"
• the end of something.
• "the passing of the Cold War"
pass
verb
• move or cause to move in a specified direction.
• "he passed through towns and villages"
Similar:
go,
proceed,
move,
progress,
make one's way,
travel,
drive,
fly,
run,
flow,
course,
stream,
roll,
drift,
sweep,
• go past or across; leave behind or on one side in proceeding.
• "on the way to the station she passed a cinema"
• (of time) elapse; go by.
• "the day and night passed slowly"
Similar:
elapse,
go by,
go past,
proceed,
progress,
advance,
wear on,
slip by,
slip away,
roll by,
glide by,
tick by,
• 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"
Similar:
hand,
let someone have,
give,
hand over,
hand round,
reach,
transfer,
convey,
deliver,
throw,
toss,
chuck,
bung,
• (of a candidate) be successful in (an examination, test, or course).
• "she passed her driving test"
Similar:
be successful in,
succeed in,
gain a pass in,
get through,
come through,
meet the requirements of,
pass muster in,
qualify,
graduate,
come up to scratch in,
come up to snuff in,
sail through,
scrape through,
• (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"
• pronounce (a judgement or judicial sentence).
• "passing judgement on these crucial issues"
• discharge (something, especially urine or faeces) from the body.
• "she may have difficulty in passing urine"
• forgo one's turn in a game or an offered opportunity to do or have something.
• "we pass on pudding and have coffee"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French passer, based on Latin passus ‘pace’.
in passing
• briefly and casually.
• "the research was mentioned only in passing"
Similar:
incidentally,
by the by,
by the way,
as it happens,
in the course of conversation,
en passant,
parenthetically,
