WAYSIDE Definition & Meaning

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wayside

[wey-sahyd]

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noun

the side of the way; ways; land immediately adjacent to a road, highway, path, etc.; roadside.

adjective

being, situated, or found at or along the wayside.
a wayside inn.

wayside

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noun

1. the side or edge of a road
2. (modifier) situated by the wayside
  a wayside inn
to cease or fail to continue doing something
of the nine starters, three fell by the wayside
to be put aside on account of something more urgent

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of wayside¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; way ¹, side ¹

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Idioms and Phrases

see fall by the wayside.

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This has, for some odd reason, fallen by the wayside.

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But all that seems to have fallen by the wayside in the second Trump administration.

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With a Scottish election due in 2026, bills that don't complete their parliamentary journey in that timeframe will fall by the wayside.

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“Usually when you get yourself in over your head, credit card debt is usually the first thing that gets tossed by the wayside.”

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More than a year after Majors’ conviction and fall from grace in Hollywood, it seems Jabbari’s disturbing allegations haven’t entirely fallen to the wayside.

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Ways and Means Committee way station

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