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goes by the wayside

goes by the wayside is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go by the wayside.

Meaning of go by the wayside

Verb

go by the wayside (third-person singular simple present goes by the wayside, present participle going by the wayside, simple past went by the wayside, past participle gone by the wayside)

  1. (idiomatic) To become obsolete or outmoded.

Questions about goes by the wayside

What is goes by the wayside the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes by the wayside is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go by the wayside.

Words near goes by the wayside in the dictionary

  1. goes bush
  2. goes bust
  3. goes by
  4. goes by the board
  5. goes by the name of
  6. goes by the wayside
  7. goes bye-bye
  8. goes cahoots
  9. goes chapter 11
  10. goes cheap
  11. goes commando

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