passing vs last

last vs passing

passing and last both are nouns.

passing and last both are adjectives.

passing is not a verb while last is a verb.

passing and last both are adverbs.

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

As nouns, last is a hypernym of passing; that is, last is a word with a broader meaning than passing:

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

Other hypernyms of passing include end.

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

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

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

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

Difference between passing and last

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