track down
To hunt for or locateTo hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.
» It took Tom days to track down the problem.
Тому потрібно було кілька днів, щоб розібратися в проблемі.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.
I need to track down a computer so I can check my e-mails.
aufstöbern, ausfindig machen, aufspüren
высле́живатьvysléživatʹ, вы́следитьvýsleditʹ, отсле́живатьotsléživatʹ
висте́жуватиvystéžuvaty, ви́стежитиvýstežyty, вислі́джуватиvyslídžuvaty
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see track, down.
She'll track him down the mountain and catch him before long.
The hurricane tracked down past the cape before blowing east.
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Examples
54 sentencesIt took Tom days to track down the problem.
Тому потрібно було кілька днів, щоб розібратися в проблемі.
How did you track me down?
deWie hast du mich aufgespürt?
We managed to track Tom down.
deEs ist uns gelungen, Tom aufzuspüren.
We've been trying to track you down.
ruМы пытались тебя отследить.
deWir haben versucht, Sie aufzuspüren.
Were you able to track Tom down?
Translations
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Forms
tracks down, tracking down, tracked down, tracked down| Base form | track down · to track down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tracks down |
| Present participle | tracking down |
| Past simple | tracked down |
| Past participle | tracked down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb