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There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presidency.
James Bovard

Meaning of "passing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PASSING

passing  [ˈpɑːsɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PASSING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Passing can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PASSING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of passing in the English dictionary

The first definition of passing in the dictionary is transitory or momentary. Other definition of passing is cursory or casual in action or manner. Passing is also to an extreme degree.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PASSING


coursing
ˈkɔːsɪŋ
decreasing
diːˈkriːsɪŋ
homesourcing
ˈhəʊmˌsɔːsɪŋ
increasing
ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ
insourcing
ˈɪnˌsɔːsɪŋ
leasing
ˈliːsɪŋ
loosing
ˈluːsɪŋ
nondecreasing
ˌnɒnˌdiːˈkriːsɪŋ
nonincreasing
ˌnɒnɪnˈkriːsɪŋ
nonproducing
ˌnɒnprəˈdjuːsɪŋ
nonreducing
ˌnɒnrɪˈdjuːsɪŋ
nursing
ˈnɜːsɪŋ
outsourcing
ˌaʊtˈsɔːsɪŋ
policing
pəˈliːsɪŋ
resourcing
rɪˈsɔːsɪŋ
sourcing
ˈsɔːsɪŋ
surpassing
sɜːˈpɑːsɪŋ
unceasing
ʌnˈsiːsɪŋ
wine-producing
ˈwaɪnprəˌdjuːsɪŋ
womb-leasing
ˈwuːmˌliːsɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PASSING

passibility
passible
passibleness
passiflora
passifloraceous
passim
passimeter
passing bell
passing note
passing place
passing shot
passing tone
passing-out parade
passingly
passion
passion fruit
passion killer

WORDS THAT END LIKE PASSING

addressing
advertising
blessing
crossing
data processing
data-processing
depressing
distressing
dressing
embarrassing
focussing
food processing
hairdressing
harassing
hissing
image processing
information processing
missing
pressing
processing
word processing

Synonyms and antonyms of passing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PASSING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «passing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of passing
accept · adopt · adoption · advance · approval · approve · authorization · authorize · beat · beguile · blow over · brief · canyon · casual · cease · chuck · col · come · condition · convey · course · crap · cursory · cut up · death · decease · declare · decree · defecate · defile · deliver · demise · desultory · devote · die · disappear · disappearance · discharge · dissolve · do · dump · dwindle · ebb · elapse · eliminate · emit · employ · enact · enactment · end · endorsement · ephemeral · establish · evacuate · evanescent · evaporate · exceed · excel · exchange · excrete · expel · expiration · expire · expiry · express · fade · feint · fill · finish · fleeting · flow · fugacious · gap · get through · give · glancing · go · go by · gorge · hand · hasty · head · hit · identification · identity card · issue · jab · juncture · kick · kill · lap · lapse · leave behind · legalization · let out · licence · lob · loft · loss · lunge · momentary · move · occupy · ordain · outdo · outstrip · overtake · passage · passport · perfunctory · permission · permit · pinch · plight · predicament · proceed · process · progress · pronounce · push · quick · ratify · ravine · release · roll · route · run · sanction · send · set forth · shallow · shit · short · short-lived · situation · slight · speak · spend · stage · state · state of affairs · straits · stroke · summary · superficial · surmount · surpass · swing · temporary · terminate · termination · throw · thrust · ticket · toss · transcend · transfer · transient · transitory · transmit · travel · utter · validate · validation · vanish · voice · wane · warrant · waste · while away

Translation of «passing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PASSING

Find out the translation of passing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of passing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «passing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一时的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasajero
570 millions of speakers

English

passing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निधन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عابر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прохождение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passageiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষণস্থায়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passager
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lulus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vorübergehend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

つかの間の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일시적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maringaken
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi qua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடந்துசென்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्तीर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passeggero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mijania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проходження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trecere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πέρασμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verby
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

godkänd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

passing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of passing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSING»

The term «passing» is very widely used and occupies the 6.759 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about passing

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10 QUOTES WITH «PASSING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word passing.
1
Horatio Alger
The candidate was required to prepare himself by confession, fasting, and passing the night in prayer.
2
Francesca Annis
I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
3
Lucille Ball
I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent.
4
Dennis Bergkamp
Arsene Wenger's idea is not only to play good football. It's to play good football to win. In my day, we knew that with our style we could hurt teams and win trophies too. But we did it our way, with the positional game, passing, movement.
5
Juliette Binoche
I think acting is about forgetting yourself in order to give the best of yourself. It's passing through you more than you're creating it. You're not the flower, but the vase which holds the flower.
6
James Bovard
There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presidency.
7
William Henry Bragg
Sound is a movement which is handed on from atom to atom in a gas through which the sound is passing, just as a chain of workers pass buckets of water to a fire. The quicker the workers move their hands and arms, the quicker the water moves.
8
Phil Donahue
Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.
9
Michael Emerson
One of the things I like about performing on the stage is that it is a kind of meditative experience. Time does stand still. You have no concept or feeling of the passing of two or three hours' time. It's all kind of one present moment, which is a kind of a description of meditation.
10
Nadine Gordimer
Time is change; we measure its passing by how much things alter.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PASSING»

Discover the use of passing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to passing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Passing
"--The Saturday Review of Literature Married to a successful physician and prominently ensconced in Harlem's vibrant society of the 1920s, Irene Redfield leads a charmed existence-until she is shaken out of it by a chance encounter with a ...
Nella Larsen, 2012
2
Passing: When People Can't Be Who They Are
The stories, interwoven with others from history, literature, and contemporary life, explore the many forms passing still takes in our culture; the social realities which make it an option; and its logistical, emotional, and moral ...
Brooke Kroeger, 2004
3
Passing for Black: The Life and Careers of Mae Street Kidd
Passing for Black is her story, in her own words, of how she lived in this racial limbo and the obstacles it presented.
Wade H. Hall, Wade Hall, Mae Street Kidd, 1997
4
Quicksand & Passing
Nella Larsen. Clare, it seemed, still retained her ability to secure the thing that she wanted in the face of any opposition, and in utter disregard of the convenience and desire of others. About her there was some quality,hard and persistent, with ...
Nella Larsen, 2014
5
A Project Manager's Guide to Passing the Project Management ...
Discover critical success factors and hidden risks?and get proven, cost-effective solutions.This book addresses all areas of IT project management: hardware, software, systems integration, and human resources.
Brent W. Knapp Pmp, Brent W. Knapp, 2010
6
Passing by: Gender and Public Harassment
Beyond describing the scope and variety of harassing behaviors, the book investigates the different ways women and men respond to and interpret them.
Carol Brooks Gardner, 1995
7
Passing: A Strategy to Dissolve Identities and Remap Differences
Attempts to overcome racial, ethnic, religious, and gender points of view from which we observed the world and our own selves."
Anna Camaiti Hostert, 2007
8
Passing and the Fictions of Identity
These essays consider a wide range of texts and moments from colonial times to the present that raise significant questions about the political motivations inherent in the origins and maintenance of identity categories and boundaries.
Elaine K. Ginsberg, 1996
9
The Law of Passing-off: Unfair Competition by Misrepresentation
Written by a former practitioner who is now the leading academic authority on the subject, 'The Law of Passing-Off' provides unrivalled cover of UK case law, without neglecting the European and international aspects.
Christopher Wadlow, 2011
10
Passing Novels in the Harlem Renaissance: Identity Politics ...
This book offers an insightful study of the significance of passing novels for the literary and intellectual debate of the Harlem Renaissance.
Mar Gallego, María del Mar Gallego Durán, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PASSING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term passing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pitt running back Conner wants bigger role in passing game this year
Conner wants to be a bigger part of the passing game in 2015, and he's not shy about admitting what his role in it was — or wasn't — last ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
2
No passing Carl Edwards in qualifying
INDIANAPOLIS — Carl Edwards will be the polesitter for the Brickyard 400, where passing could be at a premium Sunday at Indianapolis Motor ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
3
Arizona Cardinals: Jermaine Gresham bolsters passing game
On Thursday, the Arizona Cardinals finished the day with six tight ends on their roster that had accumulated five career receptions between ... «NFL Spin Zone, Jul 15»
4
South Haven swimmer injured by passing boat operated by family …
SOUTH HAVEN, MI -- A 46-year-old swimming in Saddle Lake was injured when he was struck by a boat operated by a family member ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Chance of passing showers Sunday, leading into rainy Monday
"Today [Sunday] there could be a passing shower or thunderstorm this morning, then through the day there might be a slight chance into the ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
6
From Augusta: Passing It On During Irish Week
Irish Week at the Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College was founded in 1982 by Dr. Mick Moloney and is the oldest Irish-themed ... «West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Jul 15»
7
San Francisco 49ers' passing issues not just Colin Kaepernick's fault
The San Francisco 49ers' passing struggles weren't solely Colin Kaepernick's fault. Taking over for Alex Smith in 2012, Kaepernick's deep ball ... «Today's Pigskin, Jul 15»
8
Tree dedicated to the passing of Greeley probation officer
Log in with a subscription to read the full story. Each user who logs in with a subscription will be entered in a monthly drawing.*. Logging in with ... «Greeley Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Barges temporarily banned from passing through Cairo after Nile …
Nile barges will be banned from passing through Cairo from sunset to sunrise until the end of September, according to a Sunday decree by ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»
10
Passing on Wedding Gifts, Millennials Prefer Cash
When it comes to registering for gifts, a generational sea change has developed, with more and more millennial couples asking their guests to ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

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