- 1[transitive, intransitive] track (somebody/something) to find someone or something by following the marks, signs, information, etc., that they have left behind them hunters tracking and shooting bears
- 2[transitive] track somebody/something track where, how, etc… to follow the movements of someone or something, especially by using special electronic equipment We continued tracking the plane on our radar.
- 3[transitive] track somebody/something track where, how, etc… to follow the progress or development of someone or something The research project involves tracking the careers of 400 graduates. see fast track school students
- 4[transitive, usually passive] track somebody (in schools) to put school students into groups according to their ability leave marks
- 5[transitive] track something (+ adv./prep.) to leave dirty marks behind you as you walk Don't track mud on my clean floor. of camera
- 6[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move in relation to the thing that is being filmed The camera eventually tracked away. Phrasal Verbstrack down
track
verbNAmE//træk//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they track he / she / it tracks
past simple tracked
-ing form tracking
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