passing

/'pɑ:siɳ/
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passing

A student receives a passing grade on his math test.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Lasting only a short time; brief or transitory: Describes something that exists or occurs for a very limited duration.
    • Done or given quickly and without thorough attention: Describes a cursory, hasty, or superficial action.
    • Satisfactory for meeting a standard or requirement: Describes a performance or result that is adequate to pass a test or evaluation.
    • Relating to the act of moving the ball by throwing it in sports: Describes a play or strategy in games like football that involves throwing the ball to a teammate.

  2. Adverb:

    • To a very great degree; exceedingly: An archaic or literary intensifier meaning "extremely" or "very."

  3. Noun:

    • The act of moving past or going by something: The action of overtaking or going beyond a point or object.
    • The act of successfully meeting a test requirement: The fact of achieving a satisfactory grade or result.
    • The process of changing from one state or place to another: A transition or movement, such as the passage of time or substances.
    • The end or disappearance of something: The conclusion or cessation of a period or condition.
    • Euphemism for death: The act of dying.
    • (American Football) A play involving a forward throw: A specific type of play where the ball is thrown to a teammate.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • She gave the report only a passing glance. (She looked at it very briefly and superficially.)
    • He was relieved to get a passing grade on the exam. (His grade was satisfactory.)
    • The team has a strong passing game. (The team is good at throwing the ball.)
    • It was just a passing thought, soon forgotten. (It was a brief, transient idea.)

  • Adverb:

    • The old tale described a knight of passing great strength. (The story described a knight of exceedingly great strength.)

  • Noun:

    • The passing of the train shook the house. (The act of the train going by caused vibration.)
    • Her passing of the final exam was a great achievement. (Her success in meeting the exam requirement.)
    • We noted the passing of the seasons. (We observed the transition from one season to the next.)
    • The whole town mourned his passing. (The whole town grieved his death.)
    • The quarterback called for a passing play on third down. (The quarterback chose a play involving a throw.)
Advanced Usage

  • In the passing: Occurring incidentally or during the course of something else.

    • He mentioned the news only in the passing. (He mentioned it briefly and casually.)

  • Passing strange: An archaic or literary phrase meaning "extremely strange."

    • It is passing strange that he never called. (It is exceedingly strange.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Pass (verb/noun): The base form, meaning to go by, succeed, or transfer.
  • Passer (noun): One who passes, especially a player who throws the ball.
  • Passage (noun): The act or process of passing; a corridor.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (brief): Transient, fleeting, ephemeral, momentary.
  • Adjective (cursory): Perfunctory, casual, superficial, hasty.
  • Noun (death): Demise, departure, expiration.
Related Phrases
  • Passing fancy: A brief or temporary interest or liking.
    • His interest in painting was just a passing fancy.
  • Passing remark: A comment made casually or without emphasis.
    • She made a passing remark about the weather.
Idioms
  • A passing acquaintance: A slight, non-intimate knowledge of someone or something.
    • I have only a passing acquaintance with French literature.
  • With each passing day: As time goes by; progressively.
    • With each passing day, her skills improved.
passing

A student receives a passing grade on his math test.

Adjective
  1. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
    • a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
    • a passing glance
    • perfunctory courtesy
  2. allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
    • a passing grade
  3. of advancing the ball by throwing it
    • a team with a good passing attack
    • a pass play
  4. lasting a very short time
    • the ephemeral joys of childhood
    • a passing fancy
    • youth's transient beauty
    • love is transitory but it is eternal
    • fugacious blossoms
Adverb
  1. to an extreme degree
    • extremely cold
    • extremely unpleasant
Noun
  1. success in satisfying a test or requirement
    • his future depended on his passing that test
    • he got a pass in introductory chemistry
  2. going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
    • she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me
  3. a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
    • the passage of air from the lungs
    • the passing of flatus
  4. the end of something
    • the passing of winter
  5. the motion of one object relative to another
    • stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets
  6. euphemistic expressions for death
    • thousands mourned his passing
  7. (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
    • the coach sent in a passing play on third and long

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