seek one's fortune

English

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)

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

Further reading

“seek one's fortune”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
“seek one's fortune”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
“seek your fortune” (US) / “seek your fortune” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.

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