Meaning

2 senses
  1. The side of a road or path.

    Many wild flowers grew on the wayside.

    edge of a way or road or path

  2. A rest area.

Examples

9 sentences
  1. That tradition has fallen by the wayside.

    ruЭта традиция была забыта.

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  2. You're in danger of falling by the wayside.

    deDu läufst Gefahr, auf der Strecke zu bleiben.

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  3. 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.

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  4. He laid down by the wayside and took a nap under a tree.

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  5. The train pulled up at a small wayside station, and we all descended.

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Origin

From Middle English waye syde, equivalent to way + side.

From Middle English waye syde, equivalent to way + side.

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Forms

plural: waysides
Singularwayside
Pluralwaysides

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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