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- [pas-ing, pah-sing]
- /ˈpæs ɪŋ, ˈpɑ sɪŋ/
- /ˈpɑːsɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pas-ing, pah-sing]
- /ˈpæs ɪŋ, ˈpɑ sɪŋ/
Definitions of passing word
- adjective passing going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day. 1
- adjective passing brief, fleeting, or fortuitous; transitory: to take a passing fancy to something. 1
- adjective passing done, given, etc., in passing; cursory: a passing mention. 1
- adjective passing surpassing, preeminent, or extreme. 1
- adjective passing indicating satisfactory performance in a course, on a paper, in a test, etc.: a passing grade on a test. 1
- adverb passing surpassingly; exceedingly; very. 1
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Origin of 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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Passing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
passing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for passing
noun passing
- ambulation — to walk about or move from place to place.
- body english — a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- confirmation — the act of confirming
- conversion — Conversion is the act or process of changing something into a different state or form.
- death — Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
adj passing
- at death's door — If you say that someone is at death's door, you mean they are very ill indeed and likely to die.
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- bipedal — having two feet
- chop chop — pidgin English for quickly
- chop-chop — with haste; quickly.
adjective passing
- depthless — immeasurably deep; fathomless
- ephemeral — An ephemeral plant.
- evanescent — Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
- mortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
Antonyms for passing
adj passing
- approaching — coming closer in time
- inexpungible — that cannot be expunged, erased, or obliterated; inextirpable.
- lasting — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
- long-term — covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.
- longstanding — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
adjective passing
- endless — Having or seeming to have no end or limit.
- neverending — having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
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