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ploughs one's own furrow

ploughs one's own furrow is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plough one's own furrow.

Meaning of plough one's own furrow

Verb

plough one's own furrow (third-person singular simple present ploughs one's own furrow, present participle ploughing one's own furrow, simple past and past participle ploughed one's own furrow)

  1. To go one's own way; to proceed independently, without regard to other people.
    • Distinctiveness and individuality are not the same as individualism, in which the determination to plough one's own furrow regardless can be a threat to unity.2001, Pamela Evans, The Overcommitted Christian: Serving God Without Wearing Out
    Synonyms:
    forge one's own path

Questions about ploughs one's own furrow

What is ploughs one's own furrow the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ploughs one's own furrow is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plough one's own furrow.

Words near ploughs one's own furrow in the dictionary

  1. ploughs down
  2. ploughs in
  3. ploughs into
  4. ploughs money
  5. ploughs on
  6. ploughs one's own furrow
  7. ploughs one's way
  8. ploughs over
  9. ploughs the back forty
  10. ploughs the sands
  11. ploughs through

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