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- [in pas-ing, pah-sing]
- /ɪn ˈpæs ɪŋ, ˈpɑ sɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in pas-ing, pah-sing]
- /ɪn ˈpæs ɪŋ, ˈpɑ sɪŋ/
Definitions of in passing words
- adjective in passing going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day. 1
- adjective in passing brief, fleeting, or fortuitous; transitory: to take a passing fancy to something. 1
- adjective in passing done, given, etc., in passing; cursory: a passing mention. 1
- adjective in passing surpassing, preeminent, or extreme. 1
- adjective in passing indicating satisfactory performance in a course, on a paper, in a test, etc.: a passing grade on a test. 1
- adverb in passing surpassingly; exceedingly; very. 1
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Origin of in passing
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325; See origin at pass, -ing2, -ing1
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Parts of speech for In passing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
in passing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
in passing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for in passing
adv in passing
- casually — happening by chance; fortuitous: a casual meeting.
- accidentally — happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting.
- by the way — You say by the way when you add something to what you are saying, especially something that you have just thought of.
- unexpectedly — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
- remotely — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
Antonyms for in passing
adv in passing
- purposely — intentionally; deliberately: He tripped me purposely.
- permanently — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
- at length — If someone does something at length, they do it after a long period of time.
- long-winded — talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded after-dinner speakers.
- verbosely — characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report.
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