Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hitch one's wagon to

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: hitch one's wag-on -to
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to rely on (someone or something) for success

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Finally, I wanted to tell a more personal story that might inspire young people considering a life of public service: how my career in politics really started with a search for a place to fit in, a way to explain the different strands of my mixed-up heritage, and how it was only by hitching my wagon to something larger than myself that I was ultimately able to locate a community and purpose for my life."

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

hitches one's wagon to (present, singular) hitching one's wagon to (participle, present) hitched one's wagon to (participle, past) hitched one's wagon to (past)

Phrases

hitch one's wagon to a star

Questions

What does hitch one's wagon to mean?: to rely on (someone or something) for success

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