seek one's fortune
To go to a particular place to augment one's wealth or to find successTo go to a particular place to augment one's wealth or to find success.
» Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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1 sensesTo go to a particular place to augment one's wealth or to find success.
Examples
4 sentencesMake sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
Their father had no work, and the girls wanted to go away and seek their fortunes.
There was a poor farmer who had three sons, and on the same day the three boys went to seek their fortune.
deEs war einmal ein alter Bauer, der hatte drei Söhne, und am gleichen Tage zogen die drei Jünglinge aus, ihr Glück zu suchen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Many have left the country to seek their fortune elsewhere. Those who stay know how to get by with very little.
deViele haben das Land verlassen, um woanders ihr Glück zu suchen. Die, die bleiben, verstehen es, mit wenig auszukommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
1 languagesForms
seeks one's fortune, seeking one's fortune, sought one's fortune, sought one's fortune| Base form | seek one's fortune · to seek one's fortune |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | seeks one's fortune |
| Present participle | seeking one's fortune |
| Past simple | sought one's fortune |
| Past participle | sought one's fortune |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.