track
To continue over timeTo continue over time.: To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.
» Tom plays soccer and runs track.
Том грає у футбол та займається бігом. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
15 sensesTo continue over time.
(transitive)To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.
We will track the raven population over the next six months.
(transitive)To monitor the movement of a person or object.
Agent Miles has been tracking the terrorist since Madrid.
verfolgen, folgen
сте́житиstéžyty, відсте́жуватиvidstéžuvaty, відсте́житиvidstéžyty
(transitive)To match the movement or change of a person or object.
My height tracks my father's at my age, so I might end up as tall as him.
(intransitive, transitive)To travel so that a moving object remains in shot.
The camera tracked the ball even as the field of play moved back and forth, keeping the action in shot the entire time.
(intransitive)To move.
The hurricane tracked further west than expected.
(transitive)To traverse; to move across.
travel across or pass over
(transitive)To tow.
(intransitive)To exhibit good cognitive function.
Is the patient tracking? Does he know where he is?
(transitive)To follow the tracks of.
My uncle spent all day tracking the deer, whose hoofprints were clear in the mud.
verfolgen
высле́живатьvysléživatʹ, вы́следитьvýsleditʹ
висте́жуватиvystéžuvaty, ви́стежитиvýstežyty
make tracks upon
(transitive)To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.
I tracked Joe to his friend's bedroom, where he had spent the night.
aufspüren
(transitive)To make tracks on or to leave in the form of tracks.
In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house.
(intransitive, transitive)To create a musical recording (a track).
Lil Kyle is gonna track with that DJ next week.
Examples
686 sentencesTom plays soccer and runs track.
Том грає у футбол та займається бігом. — deniko
I think you're on the right track.
Я думаю, ти на правильному шляху. — aandrusiak
ruДумаю, ты на верном пути. — marafon
deIch denke du bist auf dem richtigen Weg. — Wolf
We cross the railroad tracks every morning.
Ми перетинаємо залізничну колію щоранку. — deniko
ruМы пересекаем железнодорожные пути каждое утро. — Biga
Please don't play near the railroad tracks.
Будь ласка, не грайтесь біля залізничних колій. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruПожалуйста, не играйте возле железнодорожных путей. — odexed
deBitte spielt nicht in der Nähe der Eisenbahnschienen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I was on the wrong track.
Я збився з дороги. — ayna123
deIch war auf dem Holzweg. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English trak, tracke, from Old French trac (“track of horses, trail, trace”),From Middle English trak, tracke, from Old French trac (“track of horses, trail, trace”), of uncertain origin. Likely from a Germanic source, either Old Norse traðk ("a track; path; trodden spot"; > Icelandic traðk (“a track; path; tread”), Faroese traðk (“track; tracks”), Norwegian tråkke (“to trample”)) or from Middle Dutch trec, *trac, treck ("line, row, series"; > Dutch trek (“a draft; feature; trait; groove; expedition”)), German Low German Treck (“a draught; movement; passage; flow”). See tread, trek.
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Forms
tracks, tracking, tracked, trackedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
25 synonyms- travel across or pass over:traversecovercrosspass overget overget acrosscut throughcut across
- go after with the intent to catch:chasechase aftertrailtailtaggive chasedoggo after
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- lost track of
- keep track of
- the right track
- track of time
- lost track
- keep track
- the railroad tracks
- the track team
- right track
- railroad tracks
- to keep track
- tracks in the