seek one's fortune

verb

To go to a particular place to augment one's wealth or to find success.

Meanings

verbseek one's fortune (third-person singular simple present seeks one's fortune, present participle seeking one's fortune, simple past and past participle sought one's fortune)

present singular third person seeks one's fortune · participle present seeking one's fortune · participle past sought one's fortune · past sought one's fortune

  1. To go to a particular place to augment one's wealth or to find success.

Translations

Finnish etsiä onneaan
  • etsiä onneaanTranslations
Polish szukać szczęścia
  • szukać szczęściaTranslations
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