Meaning
3 senses(obsolete)To pursue, follow; to track.
(obsolete)To draw out; to protract.
(obsolete, transitive)To treat, discourse, negotiate.
Examples
13 sentencesThe glottis separates the upper and lower respiratory tracts.
The mouth is part of an animal's digestive tract.
Millions of beneficial organisms live in the human digestive tract.
ruВ кишечном тракте человека живут миллионы полезных микроорганизмов. — caponych
deMillionen nützlicher Organismen leben im menschlichem Verdauungstrakt. — Manfredo
An endoscopy is used to examine a person's digestive tract.
deDie Endoskopie wird angewendet, um den Verdaungstrakt eines Menschen zu untersuchen. — al_ex_an_der
Tom's chest is rattly because of a respiratory tract infection.
Origin
From Latin tractus, the participle stem of trahere (“to pull, drag”). From Latin tractāreFrom Latin tractus, the participle stem of trahere (“to pull, drag”).
From Latin tractāre, from tractō, from trahō + -tō.
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Forms
tracts, tracting, tracted, tractedLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.