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plough one's own furrow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
plough one's own -fur-row
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go one's own way; to proceed independently, without regard to other people.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

ploughs one's own furrow (present, singular) ploughing one's own furrow (participle, present) ploughed one's own furrow (participle, past) ploughed one's own furrow (past)

Phrases

plough a lonely furrow

Frequently Paired Words

plough a lonely furrow

Synonyms

forge one's own path

Questions

What does plough one's own furrow mean?
To go one's own way; to proceed independently, without regard to other people.

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