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fall by the wayside

fall by the way·side
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawl bahy stressed th ee wey-sahyd]
    • /fɔl baɪ stressed ði ˈweɪˌsaɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawl bahy stressed th ee wey-sahyd]
    • /fɔl baɪ stressed ði ˈweɪˌsaɪd/

Definitions of fall by the wayside words

  • noun fall by the wayside to cease or fail to continue doing something 0
  • verb fall by the wayside (Idiomatic) To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out. 0

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Parts of speech for Fall by the wayside

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fall by the wayside popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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