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fall on stony ground

fall on stony ground verb: of words, an idea, etc.: to go unheeded.

Verb

fall on stony ground (third-person singular simple present falls on stony ground, present participle falling on stony ground, simple past fell on stony ground, past participle fallen on stony ground)

  1. Of words, an idea, etc.: to go unheeded.

Forms of fall on stony ground

third-person singular presentfalls on stony ground
present participlefalling on stony ground
pastfell on stony ground
past participlefallen on stony ground

Origin of fall on stony ground

Referring to the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) in the Bible.

Questions about fall on stony ground

What does fall on stony ground mean?
Fall on stony ground means of words, an idea, etc.: to go unheeded.
What part of speech is fall on stony ground?
Fall on stony ground is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall on stony ground?
The past tense of fall on stony ground is fell on stony ground.

Words near fall on stony ground in the dictionary

  1. fall on hard times
  2. fall on one's face
  3. fall on one's feet
  4. fall on one's sword
  5. fall on someone's neck
  6. fall on stony ground
  7. fall out
  8. fall out of favor
  9. fall out of love
  10. fall out of the ugly tree and hit every branch
  11. fall out upon

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