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passing the time

passing the time is the present participle and gerund of pass the time.

Meaning of pass the time

Verb

pass the time (third-person singular simple present passes the time, present participle passing the time, simple past and past participle passed the time)

  1. To occupy oneself for a period of time.
    • Since the train was late, we passed the time looking at our fellow passengers and making up stories about them.

Questions about passing the time

What is passing the time the present participle and gerund of?
Passing the time is the present participle and gerund of pass the time.

Words near passing the time in the dictionary

  1. passing the hat
  2. passing the mantle
  3. passing the phone
  4. passing the pikes
  5. passing the river
  6. passing the time
  7. passing the time of day
  8. passing the torch
  9. passing through
  10. passing through the pikes
  11. passing tone

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