Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: / And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
to fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out
Hyphenation
to fail to be completed, par·ti·cu·lar·ly for lack of interest; to be left out