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wayside

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way·side  (wsd)
n.
The side or edge of a road, way, path, or highway.
adj.
Situated at or near the side of a road, way, path, or highway: a wayside inn.
Idioms:
fall by the wayside
To fail to continue; give up.
go by the wayside
To be set aside or discarded because of other considerations.

wayside
Adjective
Old-fashioned situated by the side of a road: wayside shrines
Noun
fall by the wayside to be unsuccessful or stop being successful: thousands of new diets are dreamed up yearly – many fall by the wayside
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.waysidewayside - edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside"
edge - the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge"
way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
Translations

wayside [ˈweɪsaɪd] nborde m del camino;
to fall by the wayside (fig) → fracasar
wayside [ˈweɪsaɪd] nbord m de la route;
to fall by the wayside (fig) → abandonner;
(morally) → quitter le droit chemin
wayside [ˈweɪsaɪd] way adjam Straßenrand
nStraßenrand m;
to fall by the wayside way (fig); auf der Strecke bleiben
wayside [ˈweɪsaɪd] nbordo della strada;
to fall by the wayside (fig) → perdersi lungo la strada


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They do not grow weary nor miss step, nor do they fall out of rank and sink by the wayside to be left contemplating the moving procession.
After sauntering along for some time he discovered the Hare by the wayside, apparently asleep, and seeing a chance to win pushed on as fast as he could, arriving at the goal hours afterward, suffering from extreme fatigue and claiming the victory.
"Very tired," replied Pride, seating himself on a stone by the wayside and mopping his steaming brow.
 
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