ˈkaʒuəl ˈkæʒuəl ˈkɛʒʉɘl ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi ˈkɝː.sə.ɹi ˈkɵː.sɘ.ɹi dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ) ɛˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ.ʃən fjuːˈɡeɪ.ʃəs ˈɡəʊɪŋ ˈɡoʊɪŋ lɒs lɔs ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ ˈpɑːsɪŋ ˈpɑːsɪŋ ˈpɑːsɪŋ pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ pɚˈfʌŋk.tɚ.i ɹɪˈliːs ʃɔɹtˈlɪvd ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl ˌsu.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl ˈtɹæn.zi.ənt ˈtɹæn.zɪ.t(ə)ɹɪ ˈtɹæn.zɪˌtɔɹ.i success in satisfying a test or requirement his future depended on his passing that test he got a pass in introductory chemistry 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 In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory 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 to an extraordinary degree she was a surpassingly beautiful woman I will mention only one particular aspect of the current mess because … this one is surely something new and passing strange (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 a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another the passage of air from the lungs the passing of flatus of advancing the ball by throwing it a team with a good passing attack a pass play 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 allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily a passing grade the end of something the passing of winter the motion of one object relative to another stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets euphemistic expressions for death thousands mourned his passing