verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

fall by the wayside

fall by the wayside · falls by the wayside · fell by the wayside · fallen by the wayside · falling by the wayside

auf der Strecke bleiben, in Vergessenheit geraten, vernachlässigt werden, verkümmern

To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interestTo fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect.

UK/ˈfɔːl baɪ ðə ˈweɪsaɪd/US/ˈfɔl baɪ ðə ˈweɪˌsaɪd/

» That tradition has fallen by the wayside.

Эта традиция была забыта.

Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic)To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect.
auf der Strecke bleiben, in Vergessenheit geraten, vernachlässigt werden

More definitions

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

Examples

6 sentences

That tradition has fallen by the wayside.
ruЭта традиция была забыта. — shanghainese
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You're in danger of falling by the wayside.
deDu läufst Gefahr, auf der Strecke zu bleiben. — Esperantostern
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The mother told the girl that she shouldn't fall by the wayside.
deDie Mutter sagte zu dem Mädchen, dass sie nicht vom Wege abkommen solle. — Vortarulo
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After I started working full-time, a lot of my hobbies fell by the wayside.
ruКогда я стал работать полную смену, многие из моих увлечений постепенно отошли на второй план. — Ooneykcall
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Most of the students were unable to follow the professor, falling by the wayside only a short way into the lecture.
deSchon bald nach Vorlesungsbeginn waren die meisten Studenten auf der Strecke geblieben und konnten dem Professor nicht mehr folgen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

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Deutsch

By meaning 1

to fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect:

Origin

From the Parable of the Sower told by Jesus and recorded in the New Testament of the Bible

From the Parable of the Sower told by Jesus and recorded in the New Testament of the Bible, the term appearing in Matthew 13:4, Mark 4:4, and Luke 8:5. The parable is the story of a farmer who sows seed, and “some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it” (Luke 8:5). Jesus then explains: “The seed is the word of God. Those by the wayside, are they that hear: then cometh the Devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe, and be saved.” (Luke 8:11–12, King James Version, spelling modernized.)

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Forms

falls by the wayside, falling by the wayside, fell by the wayside, fallen by the wayside

Base form	fall by the wayside · to fall by the wayside
3rd person singular	falls by the wayside
Present participle	falling by the wayside
Past simple	fell by the wayside
Past participle	fallen by the wayside

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	fall by the wayside
he, she, it	falls by the wayside

Past simpleLesson

all persons

fell by the wayside

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have fallen by the wayside
he, she, it	has fallen by the wayside

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will fall by the wayside

Synonyms

7 synonyms

Close in meaning

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat:drop out give up drop by the wayside throw in throw in the towel quit chuck up the sponge

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle