hitches one's wagon to a star
hitches one's wagon to a star is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hitch one's wagon to a star.
Meaning of hitch one's wagon to a star
Verb
hitch one's wagon to a star (third-person singular simple present hitches one's wagon to a star, present participle hitching one's wagon to a star, simple past and past participle hitched one's wagon to a star)
- To commit to an aspirational goal or course of action that will lead to fulfillment.
- [Emerson] was not afraid to be homely and racy in expressing thought of the highest spirituality. "Hitch your wagon to a star" is a good instance of his favorite manner.1891, Henry Augustin Beers, “The Concord Writers 1837-1861”, in Initial Studies in American Letters
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- What is hitches one's wagon to a star the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Hitches one's wagon to a star is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hitch one's wagon to a star.
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