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sought one's fortune

sought one's fortune is the simple past and past participle of seek one's fortune.

Meaning of seek one's fortune

Verb

seek 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)

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

Questions about sought one's fortune

What is sought one's fortune the simple past and past participle of?
Sought one's fortune is the simple past and past participle of seek one's fortune.

Words near sought one's fortune in the dictionary

  1. soughs
  2. sought
  3. sought a knot in a bulrush
  4. sought after
  5. sought for
  6. sought one's fortune
  7. sought one's virtuous couch
  8. sought out
  9. sought-after
  10. soughten
  11. soughtest

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