last vs passing

passing vs last

last and passing both are nouns.

last and passing both are adjectives.

last is a verb but passing is not a verb.

last and passing both are adverbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
last	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
passing	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

As nouns, passing is a hyponym of last; that is, passing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than last:

last: the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
passing: the end of something

Other hyponyms of last include end game, endgame, end game, endgame, homestretch.

last (noun)	passing (noun)
a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do	going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes	success in satisfying a test or requirement
the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence	(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels	a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds	euphemistic expressions for death
the last or lowest in an ordering or series	the motion of one object relative to another
the temporal end; the concluding time	the end of something
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

last (adjective)	passing (adjective)
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining	of advancing the ball by throwing it
occurring at or forming an end or termination	hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
occurring at the time of death	lasting a very short time
highest in extent or degree	allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
immediately past
conclusive in a process or progression
not to be altered or undone
most unlikely or unsuitable
lowest in rank or importance

last (verb)	passing (verb)
persist for a specified period of time
continue to live and avoid dying

last (adverb)	passing (adverb)
most recently	to an extraordinary degree
the item at the end

Difference between last and passing

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