track
verb/træk/
/træk/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they track | /træk/ /træk/ |
| he / she / it tracks | /træks/ /træks/ |
| past simple tracked | /trækt/ /trækt/ |
| past participle tracked | /trækt/ /trækt/ |
| -ing form tracking | /ˈtrækɪŋ/ /ˈtrækɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to find somebody/something by following the marks, signs, information, etc., that they have left behind them
- track somebody/something hunters tracking and shooting bears
- They tracked the herd for miles.
- The suspect was tracked to the flat by undercover police from Scotland Yard.
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- [transitive] to follow the movements of somebody/something, especially by using special electronic equipment
- track somebody/something We continued tracking the plane on our radar.
- Media consultants can track the eye movements of people who are watching TV commercials.
- We are tracking severe weather tonight in parts of Texas.
- track where, how, etc… The GPS units track where the cattle roam.
- [transitive] to follow the progress or development of somebody/something
- track somebody/something The research project involves tracking the careers of 400 graduates.
- Setting goals means you can track your progress.
- We utilize a software package to track project results.
- track where, how, etc… The software helps educators track how students perform.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move in relation to the thing that is being filmed
- The camera eventually tracked away.
- (North American English) (also stream especially in British English)[transitive] (in schools) to put school students into groups according to their ability
- [transitive] track something (+ adv./prep.) (especially North American English) to leave dirty marks behind you as you walk
- Don't track mud on my clean floor.
- [intransitive] to stay at the same level for a period of time
- Annual employment growth is tracking at 2%.
follow
of camera
school students
leave marks
of a statistic, number, etc.
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘trail, marks left behind’): the noun from Old French trac, perhaps from Low German or Dutch trek ‘draught, drawing’; the verb (current senses dating from the mid 16th cent.) from French traquer or directly from the noun.
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