Meaning

5 senses
  1. That passes away; ephemeral.

    vorübergehend, verrinnend

    проходя́щийproxodjáščij

  2. Vague, cursory.

    to make a passing comment

    to have a passing acquaintance with somebody or something

    flüchtig

    вскользьvskolʹzʹ, расплы́вчатыйrasplývčatyj

  3. Going past.

    passing cars

    vorbeifahrend, vorbeigehend, vorbeikommend

  4. That passes in any sense.

    a passing transsexual

  5. (archaic, literary)Pre-eminent, excellent, extreme.

    hervorragend, außerordentlich

    выдаю́щийсяvydajúščijsja, отли́чныйotlíčnyj

More definitions
  • of advancing the ball by throwing it
  • allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
  • lasting a very short time
  • hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

Examples

304 sentences
  1. Did Tom meet the criteria for passing this class?

    Том відповідає критеріям, щоб здати екзамен з цього предмету? — deniko

    deHat Tom die Kriterien zum Bestehen der Klasse erfüllt? — Trinkschokolade

  2. I was just passing through town.

  3. Education shouldn't be aimed at passing a test.

  4. He was picked up by a passing ship.

    ruЕго подобрало проходящее судно. — marafon

  5. Did you have any problems passing your physical?

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
that passes away; ephemeral:
pre-eminent, excellent:
vague, cursory:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
that passes away; ephemeral:
pre-eminent, excellent:
vague, cursory:
going past:

Forms

more passing, most passing
Comparativemore passing Lesson
Superlativemost passing Lesson

regular

Synonyms

42 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • passing passing
  • for passing passing
  • just passing passing
  • a passing passing

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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