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gone by the wayside

gone by the wayside is the past participle 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 gone by the wayside

What is gone by the wayside the past participle of?
Gone by the wayside is the past participle of go by the wayside.

Words near gone by the wayside in the dictionary

  1. gone bust
  2. gone by
  3. gone by lunchtime
  4. gone by the board
  5. gone by the name of
  6. gone by the wayside
  7. gone bye-bye
  8. gone cahoots
  9. gone case
  10. gone cases
  11. gone chapter 11

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