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going by the wayside

going by the wayside is the present participle and gerund 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 going by the wayside

What is going by the wayside the present participle and gerund of?
Going by the wayside is the present participle and gerund of go by the wayside.

Words near going by the wayside in the dictionary

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

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