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track en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹæk/
  • (General-American) audio
  • [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷæk]
  • (Australia) audio
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷæk]

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. A mark left by something that has passed along.
    • Can you see any tracks in the snow?
    • Follow the track of the ship.
  2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
    • The fox tracks were still visible in the snow.
  3. The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
  4. A road or other similar beaten path.
    • Follow the track for a hundred metres.
  5. Physical course; way.
    • Astronomers predicted the track of the comet.
  6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
    • The athletes ran round the track.
    • The going is good on the track.
    • The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track. The three returned wondering and charmed with Mrs. Cooke; they were sure she had had no hand in the furnishing of that atrocious house. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 58:
  7. The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
    • You cannot simply “get” your child back on track; you and others can only help your child with that task. 2009, Kenneth H. Talan, Help Your Child Or Teen Get Back on Track, →ISBN:
    • My track record was enough proof that I couldn't use women for medicinal purposes, and even my attempts at casual relationships were not adequate enough to even temporarily release the poisons inside me. 2010, Randall Lee, Memoirs to My Women, →ISBN, page 242:
  8. The way or rails along which a train moves.
    • They briefly closed the railway to remove debris found on the track.
  9. A tract or area, such as of land.
  10. (slang) The street, as a prostitute's place of work.
    • After putting Tonya Down on the track, we headed to this club called the Players Club. 2012, Paul D. Jones, Twilight Nights: The Trials and Tribulations of the Game, page 130:
    • A real pimp is a gentleman, but these are pimps in gorilla suits. They hang around pimps, they have hoes on the track working for them, they may even look like pimps, but they are straight simps. 2012, Pimpin' Ken, PIMPOLOGY: The 48 Laws of the Game, page 11:
  11. Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
    • You will need to keep track of meetings with your lawyer and court deadlines. 2006, James J. Gross, Michael F. Callahan, Money and Divorce: The First 90 Days and After, →ISBN, page 24:
    • We have to formulate what we want, be so concentrated on it, so focused on it, and so aware of it that we lose track of ourselves, we lose track of time, we lose track of our identity. 2012, Steven Gurgevich, Joy Gurgevich, The Self-Hypnosis Diet, →ISBN:
  12. The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree.
  13. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of caterpillar track.
  14. The pitch.
  15. Sound stored on a record.
  16. The physical track on a record.
  17. A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence.
    • My favourite track on the album is "Sunshine".
  18. A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
  19. (uncountable) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
    • The University of Virginia belongs to the Atlantic Coast Conference and competes interscholastically in basketball, baseball, crew, cross country, fencing, football, golf, indoor track, lacrosse, polo, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and wrestling. 1973, University of Virginia Undergraduate Record:
    • I'm going to try out for track next week.
  20. A themed set of talks within a conference.
    • This year's third annual Women's Institute will include two tracks—on health and organizational issues—because of the overwhelming response and demand for more workshops last year. 1992 February 2, Carrie Wofford, “Fifth National Black Gay Conference”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 28, page 1:
  21. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of trackshoe.
    alt of trackshoe
  22. (Philippines) A specialization in senior high school. Some tracks consist of strands.

Forms

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Deriveds

track stick · take the back track · trackmaker · trackway · track-boat · ski track · trackable · track circuit · trackbarrow · trackpoint · twin-track · 8-track · track meet · trackwalker · track-mounted · peritrack · tracklet · tracklayer · exercise track · inside track · tracksite · tracklaying · tracklist · track lighting · crawler track · Amtrak · track magnet · laugh track · track cycling · track-to-track seek time · off-track · Polytrack · trackmaster · track width · on the wrong track · half-track · tenure-track · time-track · ship tracks · stormtrack · diss track · soundtrack · track marks · wild track · one-track · nanotrack · sheeptrack · untrack · ghost track · track brake · microtrack · trackpad · Z-track · track-release · minitrack · track light · trackside · trackplan · track gauge · trackline · tracklog · off the beaten track · short-track · singletrack · long track · track shoe · betrack · trackback · off the track · short track · track and trace · voicetrack · Cascio tracks · trackage · eyetracks · track event · track pizza · sea track · track stand · detrack · trackee · warning track · trackbed · short-track speed skating · trackbar · undertrack · track pan · tracklike · dreaming track · trackworker · down the track · backing track · trackperson · trackmo · track and field · track and bowl system · track cyclist · track-road · flaptrack · intertrack · art track · track buffer · trackwoman · belt track · four-track · dreamtime track · keep track · trackwork · overtrack · on track · trackball · track panel · trackwalking · trackwidth · rail-track · double-track · groundtrack · track star · midtrack · biotrack · track worker · continuous track · track bed · trackhound · track bike · track-circuiting · mummy track · tenuretrack · flat-track bully · one-track mind · tenure track · subtrack · track plan · track pants · trackless · on the right track · buzz track · tracklifting · audiotrack · half-tracker · mid-track · tracksuit · multitrack · crosstrack · tracklisting · retrack · dirt track · tan track · track-circuited · laughter track · trackwheel · track mark · doubletrack · click track · mistrack · time track · track-side · trackability · on the wallaby track · track spike · trackhoe · track record · hallway track · single track · backtrack · trackman

Descendants

trak

Hyponyms

fast track · test track · slab track · side track · racetrack · Hayashi track · train track · beaten track · hidden track · tram track · bush track · reserved track · railway track · panhandle track · title track · cycle track · double track · Henyey track · team track · hag track · railroad track · mommy track · sidetrack · album track · running track · lose track

Relateds

path · trail

Synonyms

impression · railway · trajectory · region · groove · trail · path · track and field · rails · trace · wake · recording · area · train tracks · road · tract · racetrack · way · tracks · athletics · pitch · track width · path · way · parcel · footprint · course · course · ground

Translations (443)

got 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (mark left by something that has passed along) · uk шлях (permanent way; the rails) · pt ferrovia (permanent way; the rails) · da spor (mark left by something that has passed along) · ru путь (course; way) · ja(mark left by something that has passed along) · el ίχνος (entire lower surface of the foot) · ky из (mark left by something that has passed along) · da nummer (a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence) · hu felvétel (sound stored on a record) · de Fußspur (mark or impression left by the foot) · sv spår (mark left by something that has passed along) · uz asar (mark left by something that has passed along) · hu pálya (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · ja 痕跡 (mark left by something that has passed along) · es pista (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · haw maʻawe (mark left by something that has passed along) · gd ceum (beaten path) · fi rata (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · orv слѣдъ (mark left by something that has passed along) · gl trocha (mark or impression left by the foot) · it mulattiera (beaten path) · hi पथ (course; way) · da sporvidde (distance between two opposite wheels) · grc ἴχνος (mark or impression left by the foot) · fi jälki (mark left by something that has passed along) · uk доро́га (beaten path) · it tracciamento (mark left by something that has passed along) · mi maheu (beaten path) · gl pegada (mark or impression left by the foot) · uk трек (cricket: pitch) · eo spuro (mark left by something that has passed along) · mi mokenu (mark left by something that has passed along) · da sporbredde (distance between two opposite wheels) · gd lorg (mark or impression left by the foot) · be сьце́жка (beaten path) · bg уча́стък (tract or area, as of land) · be сьлед (mark or impression left by the foot) · es trillo (beaten path) · uk дорі́жка (sound stored on a record) · hu szám (a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence) · la vestīgium (mark left by something that has passed along) · pt caminho (course; way) · oc camin de fèrre (permanent way; the rails) · de Kurs (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · eo trako (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) · gd slighe (course; way) · hu lábnyom (mark or impression left by the foot) · cs stopa (mark left by something that has passed along) · es pista (sound stored on a record) · it sessione (session talk) · it passo (distance between two opposite wheels) · gl tripadura (mark or impression left by the foot) · hi चिह्न (mark left by something that has passed along) · ru трек (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) · ms jalan (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · gl busco (mark left by something that has passed along) · pdt Spoa (mark left by something that has passed along) · oc carral (distance between two opposite wheels) · fr chemin (beaten path) · pt trilha (beaten path) · it discorso (session talk) · km ចង្អូរ (physical track on a record) · ko 자국 (mark left by something that has passed along) · mi tapore (mark or impression left by the foot) · km បទ (sound stored on a record) · he עָקֵב (mark or impression left by the foot) · cs stopa (mark or impression left by the foot) · ko 트랙 (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) · ba юл (mark left by something that has passed along) · fi jalkapohja (entire lower surface of the foot) · fr chemin (course; way) · gl pista (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · mi tapuwae (mark or impression left by the foot) · pt pegada (mark or impression left by the foot) · gl branxeiro (beaten path) · es carrilada (mark left by something that has passed along) · vi vết (mark left by something that has passed along) · da fodsål (entire lower surface of the foot) · hu út (course; way) · ga slí (beaten path) · it traccia (mark left by something that has passed along) · hu nyomtávolság (distance between two opposite wheels) · ar أَثَر (mark left by something that has passed along) · gl carroucho (beaten path) · km ដាន (beaten path) · mk трага (mark left by something that has passed along) · mk нумера (a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence) · fr empreinte (mark or impression left by the foot) · be тра́са (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · hy շավիղ (beaten path) · ru след (mark left by something that has passed along) · ja トラック (sound stored on a record) · bg стъ́пка (mark or impression left by the foot) · ru трек (cricket: pitch) · pt faixa (a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence) · tg асар (mark left by something that has passed along) · vi dấu (mark left by something that has passed along) · ca petjada (mark or impression left by the foot) · tr parça (a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence) · lo ຮອຍ (mark left by something that has passed along) · fr piste (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · gl congostra (beaten path) · km បទ (a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence) · es surco (physical track on a record) · de Titel (a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence) · uk шлях (beaten path) · fa-ira اَثَر (mark left by something that has passed along) · da bane (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · cmn 磁道 (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) · txb ṣiko (mark or impression left by the foot) · tr çığır (mark or impression left by the foot) · de Aufnahme (sound stored on a record) · sk stopa (mark left by something that has passed along) · ja トラック (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) · de Bahn (course; way) · uk трек (sound stored on a record) · fr piste (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) · gl vrea (course; way) · ur باٹ (course; way) · ru колея́ (permanent way; the rails) · oc vial (course; way) · oc pesada (mark or impression left by the foot) · ms jalan (permanent way; the rails) · de Gleis (permanent way; the rails) · da nummer (sound stored on a record) · es rodada (mark left by something that has passed along) · cy wysg (mark left by something that has passed along) · ba һуҡмаҡ (beaten path) · be пуць (permanent way; the rails) · be след (mark or impression left by the foot) · de Läufe (racing events of track and field) · ms landasan (permanent way; the rails) · pt faixa (physical track on a record) · fr voie (beaten path) · hu pálya (permanent way; the rails) · vi rãnh (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) · grc τρίβος (beaten path) · oc caminòl (course; way) · gl circuito (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · be сце́жка (beaten path) · gl topa (mark left by something that has passed along) · fr trace (mark left by something that has passed along) · th ทาง (course; way) · ru трек (sound stored on a record) · gl pasada (mark left by something that has passed along) · bg пъте́ка (beaten path) · it sentiero (mark or impression left by the foot) · mi makenu (mark left by something that has passed along) · uk дорі́жка (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · ba эҙ (mark left by something that has passed along) · pt rastro (mark left by something that has passed along) · be шлях (beaten path) · bg следа́ (mark left by something that has passed along) · km បទ (physical track on a record) · km ដាន (mark or impression left by the foot) · gl tresna (mark left by something that has passed along) · hy հետք (mark left by something that has passed along) · hu lenyomat (mark left by something that has passed along) · fi kappale (a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence) · hi सड़क (permanent way; the rails) · el κομμάτι (sound stored on a record) · tr çığır (mark left by something that has passed along) · fr sentier (beaten path) · ms jejak (mark left by something that has passed along) · hu útvonal (course; way) · cy wysg (course; way) · hy ուղի (course; way) · hu kötélpálya (permanent way; the rails) · hy ռելսուղի (permanent way; the rails) · fi jalanjälki (mark or impression left by the foot) · bg пи́ста (course; way) · hy հետք (mark or impression left by the foot) · fi rata (course; way) · el στίβος (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · hi पदचिह्न (mark or impression left by the foot) · da pist (wintersport) (course; way) · uk путь (permanent way; the rails) · hy վազքուղի (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · it scia (mark left by something that has passed along) · it pista (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · pt faixa (sound stored on a record) · be след (mark left by something that has passed along) · ota رسم (mark left by something that has passed along) · oc via ferrada (permanent way; the rails) · el ατραπός (beaten path) · km ដាន (course; way) · es grupo de aprendizaje (the direction and progress of someone or something; path) · it viottolo (beaten path) · fi syöttö (cricket: pitch) · gl rastro (mark left by something that has passed along) · az iz (mark left by something that has passed along) · mi paparahi (mark or impression left by the foot) · pt via férrea (permanent way; the rails) · hu földterület (tract or area, as of land) · gl rabeiro (mark left by something that has passed along) · he מַסְלוּל (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · es huella (mark or impression left by the foot) · oc traça (mark left by something that has passed along) · ru тра́сса (beaten path) · nl voetspoor (mark or impression left by the foot) · hu nyom (mark left by something that has passed along) · nl spoor (mark left by something that has passed along) · gl trullo (beaten path) · tr iz (mark or impression left by the foot) · he מַסְלוּל (permanent way; the rails) · es rastro (mark left by something that has passed along) · cy wysg (mark or impression left by the foot) · hu telek (tract or area, as of land) · hy ուղի (beaten path) · fr voie (permanent way; the rails) · el ίχνος (mark or impression left by the foot) · oc pista (course; way) · gl pega (mark or impression left by the foot) · ca rastre (mark left by something that has passed along) · fr piste (course; way) · qu yupi (mark left by something that has passed along) · ru доро́жка (sound stored on a record) · cs cesta (course; way) · izh troppa (beaten path) · pt trilhos (permanent way; the rails) · sq gjurmë (mark left by something that has passed along) · de Strecke (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · ru доро́жка (physical track on a record) · hu sínpálya (permanent way; the rails) · uk тра́са (permanent way; the rails) · tr çığır (beaten path) · gd slighe (beaten path) · de Fußsohle (entire lower surface of the foot) · ru доро́жка (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · bg ходи́ло (entire lower surface of the foot) · hu nyom (mark or impression left by the foot) · hu sáv (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) · be шлях (course; way) · fi raideleveys (distance between two opposite wheels) · fr marque (mark left by something that has passed along) · uz iz (mark left by something that has passed along) · mi makenu (beaten path) · tr patika (beaten path) · hu drótpálya (permanent way; the rails) · mk коловоз (permanent way; the rails) · ro drum (beaten path) · gl carreiro (beaten path) · hu szám (physical track on a record) · uk трек (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · es trilla (beaten path) · gl vieiro (course; way) · be даро́жка (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · be даро́га (beaten path) · sh тра̑г (mark left by something that has passed along) · it scia (course; way) · ko 트랙 (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · ru тра́сса (permanent way; the rails) · cmn 跑道 (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · mk пат (beaten path) · fr sillon (physical track on a record) · fi rata (permanent way; the rails) · oc caminòl (beaten path) · stq Boan (permanent way; the rails) · gl ceriballo (mark left by something that has passed along) · ko 트랙 (sound stored on a record) · gl vía (permanent way; the rails) · ga slí (course; way) · it sentiero (beaten path) · cs kolej (permanent way; the rails) · ota یول (beaten path) · de Spur (mark left by something that has passed along) · uk слід (mark left by something that has passed along) · la orbita (course; way) · it traccia (tract or area, as of land) · bg стъпа́ло (entire lower surface of the foot) · fr route (beaten path) · hu vasúti pálya (permanent way; the rails) · ru путь (permanent way; the rails) · fi raita (physical track on a record) · ru тракт (tract or area, as of land) · hu lenyomat (mark or impression left by the foot) · oc via (distance between two opposite wheels) · ru трек (physical track on a record) · ms jejak (mark or impression left by the foot) · mi tapuae (mark or impression left by the foot) · fi jälki (mark or impression left by the foot) · bg пи́ста (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · ko 흔적 (mark left by something that has passed along) · fi kenttä (tract or area, as of land) · ru доро́жка (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) · oc vial (beaten path) · ro bandă rutieră (beaten path) · ca traça (mark left by something that has passed along) · he נָתִיב (permanent way; the rails) · oc tralh (mark left by something that has passed along) · ms jalan (course; way) · oc calada (mark left by something that has passed along) · mk коловоз (course; way) · de Stück (a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence) · uk тра́са (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · uk слід (mark or impression left by the foot) · hi पथ (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · it pista battuta (beaten path) · tk yz (mark left by something that has passed along) · tr iz (mark left by something that has passed along) · hu út (beaten path) · got 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (mark or impression left by the foot) · es pista (a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence) · mi makatea (mark left by something that has passed along) · cmn 蹤跡 /踪迹 (mark or impression left by the foot) · la trāmes (beaten path) · it binario (permanent way; the rails) · hi पगडंडी (beaten path) · be тра́са (beaten path) · fr empreinte (entire lower surface of the foot) · fi kulku-ura (beaten path) · fa-ira شوسِه (beaten path) · el τροχιά (mark left by something that has passed along) · ota چیغیر (beaten path) · sh trȃg (mark left by something that has passed along) · sl sled (mark left by something that has passed along) · ru след (mark or impression left by the foot) · ba эҙ (mark or impression left by the foot) · uk сте́жка (sound stored on a record) · pt pista (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · bg бя́гания (racing events of track and field) · ar مِضْمَار (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · gl corredoira (course; way) · la vestīgium (mark or impression left by the foot) · es rodal (mark left by something that has passed along) · mi paparahi (mark left by something that has passed along) · pt sendeiro (beaten path) · hu gyalogút (beaten path) · pt pista (a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence) · es rodera (mark left by something that has passed along) · ja トラック (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · ru доро́га (beaten path) · el ράγα (permanent way; the rails) · ru тропа́ (beaten path) · he נָתִיב (course; way) · tg из (mark left by something that has passed along) · es carrilera (mark left by something that has passed along) · cmn 痕跡 /痕迹 (mark left by something that has passed along) · da fodspor (mark or impression left by the foot) · hu nyomtáv (distance between two opposite wheels) · da pist (wintersport) (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · ro pistă de circulație (beaten path) · de Spur (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) · gsw Schmiisse (course; way) · es huella (mark left by something that has passed along) · tt эз (mark left by something that has passed along) · fr voie (distance between two opposite wheels) · de Rille (physical track on a record) · mk патека (beaten path) · es vía (permanent way; the rails) · fi polku (beaten path) · el αυλακιά (physical track on a record) · hu versenypálya (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · ms jalan (beaten path) · be даро́га (permanent way; the rails) · pt trilha (course; way) · sk koľaj (permanent way; the rails) · he נָתִיב (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · hi रास्ता (course; way) · pt trilha (mark left by something that has passed along) · he שְׁבִיל (beaten path) · so raad (mark or impression left by the foot) · de Trampelpfad (beaten path) · hu parcella (tract or area, as of land) · uk путь (beaten path) · pdt Spoa (mark or impression left by the foot) · gl piaxe (mark or impression left by the foot) · la semita (beaten path) · de Spurweite (distance between two opposite wheels) · ru путь (beaten path) · oc marca (mark left by something that has passed along) · be трэк (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · bg трак (a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence) · hu pálya (course; way) · es trayecto (course; way) · gl pista (sound stored on a record) · cu слѣдъ (mark left by something that has passed along) · is spor (mark left by something that has passed along) · oc via (permanent way; the rails) · el μετατρόχιο (distance between two opposite wheels) · oc dralha (beaten path) · da spor (permanent way; the rails) · uk доро́га (permanent way; the rails) · oc carrairon (beaten path) · nb spor (mark left by something that has passed along) · be даро́жка (sound stored on a record) · gl cambeiro (beaten path) · be трэк (sound stored on a record) · el μονοπάτι (beaten path) · fr voie (course; way) · ru тра́сса (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · be тра́са (permanent way; the rails) · el τροχιά (course; way) · uk сте́жка (beaten path) · th ลู่ (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · it impronta (entire lower surface of the foot) · fr sillon (mark left by something that has passed along) · el πατημασιά (entire lower surface of the foot) · ro urmă (mark left by something that has passed along) · mk стапка (mark or impression left by the foot) · he עָקֵב (mark left by something that has passed along) · it traccia (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) · gd frith-rathad (beaten path) · es pista (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) · oc sendièr (beaten path) · cs stopa (sound stored on a record) · es andel (mark left by something that has passed along) · th รอย (mark left by something that has passed along) · fi yleisurheilu (racing events of track and field) · gl trocha (mark left by something that has passed along) · he עֲקֵבוֹת (mark left by something that has passed along) · km ដាន (mark left by something that has passed along) · be пуць (beaten path) · hu talp (entire lower surface of the foot) · cs dráha (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · de Bahn (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · oc pesada (entire lower surface of the foot) · hu ösvény (beaten path) · it traccia (sound stored on a record) · bg ре́лсов път (permanent way; the rails) · eo trako (permanent way; the rails) · ru трек (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · is lag (a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence) · gl camiño (course; way) · uk шлях (course; way) · pt curso (course; way) · bg междуо́сие (distance between two opposite wheels) · pjt iwara (mark left by something that has passed along) · mi ara (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · ba юл (beaten path) · pl ślad (mark left by something that has passed along) · oc pista (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · uk тра́са (beaten path) · it solco (physical track on a record) · da bane (course; way) · hu felvétel (physical track on a record) · ro pistă (course; way) · mk патека (path or course laid out for a race or exercise) · ug ئىز (mark left by something that has passed along) · gl pista (physical track on a record) · fi raita (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) · fi ääniraita (sound stored on a record)

track en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹæk/
  • (General-American) audio
  • [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷæk]
  • (Australia) audio
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷæk]

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To continue over time. ▸ To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.
    • We will track the raven population over the next six months.
    • Your sleep score is consistently high, you're tracking macros like it's your job, and you've finally got your VO2 max and heart rate variability dialed in. 2026, Ginny Graves, “The Most Important Health Metric You're Not Tracking”, in Men's Health, volume 41, number 2, page 18:
  2. (transitive) To continue over time. ▸ To monitor the movement of a person or object.
    • I always had a suspicion that Calico, with his blend of simple faith and gipsy blood, had violated a temple, or looted a shrine, to save his son's life, and that the guardians of the relic tracked him and revenged the outrage. 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
    • Agent Miles has been tracking the terrorist since Madrid.
    • Vlad says there is an American drone the Russians can't track. He wants a lot more of those. 2022 May 5, Erin Burnett, 3:37 from the start, in See how gamers are outwitting and helping to kill Russian soldiers, CNN, archived from the original on 13 May 2022:
  3. (transitive) To continue over time. ▸ 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.
  4. (intransitive, of a camera, transitive) To continue over time. ▸ 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.
  5. (intransitive, of a storm) To continue over time. ▸ To move.
    • The hurricane tracked further west than expected.
  6. (transitive) To continue over time. ▸ To traverse; to move across.
    • I've swept o'er the mountain, the forest and fell, / I've played on the rock where the wild chamois dwell; / I have tracked the desert so dreary and rude, / Through the pathless depths of its solitude; […] 1837, Elizabeth Parker, Popular Poems. Selected by E. P., page 228:
  7. (transitive) To continue over time. ▸ To tow.
  8. (intransitive) To continue over time. ▸ To exhibit good cognitive function.
    • My mother in the past couple of days has started to really get confused and lose her train of thought easily.... She isn't tracking very well. 2010 October 1, "karimitch" (username), "Memory Loss - Pancreatic Cancer Forums", in cancerforums.net, Cancer Forums
    • Is the patient tracking? Does he know where he is?
    • Bess already knew about the painkillers and alcohol not mixing well.... "I wasn't tracking very well." 2004, Catherine Anderson, Blue Skies, Penguin, →ISBN, page 39:
  9. (transitive) To follow the tracks of.
    • My uncle spent all day tracking the deer, whose hoofprints were clear in the mud.
  10. (transitive) To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.
    • "She could be at any hospital...she could be ill. It's not clear whether she has fled," he told reporters. "Yingluck has many homes and many cars. It is difficult to track her." 2017 August 25, Aukkarapon Niyomyat & Panarat Thepgumpanat, "Thai junta seeks Yingluck's arrest as former PM skips court verdict", in reuters.com, Reuters
    • I tracked Joe to his friend's bedroom, where he had spent the night.
  11. (transitive) To make tracks on or to leave in the form of tracks.
    • In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house.
  12. (intransitive, transitive) To create a musical recording (a track).
    • Lil Kyle is gonna track with that DJ next week.
  13. (intransitive, transitive) To create a musical recording (a track). ▸ To create music using tracker software.
    • At the time, tracking chiptunes (i.e. using trackers) was the fundamental method of chipmusic-making. 2018, Dafni Tragaki, Made in Greece: Studies in Popular Music:
  14. (colloquial, intransitive) To make sense; to be consistent with known information
    • There was an electrical storm in the center of this blizzard, Ben. It's extremely rare, but it can happen. Dark lightning? I can't prove it, but it tracks. 2019, “Cleared for Approach”, in Manifest, season 1, episode 13:
    • Before he took off, our guy went online... to transfer all his personal accounts into his checking account. CDs, money market funds, everything. That tracks. According to Nick, he was trying to sell the dry cleaners. 2002, “Midnight Sun”, in Without a Trace, season 1, episode 10:
    • Vitron isn't hiding anything. The oil is there, the books are open, everything tracks. 1988, “The Rifle”, in Dynasty, season 8, episode 15:
  15. To separate into educational tracks, each of which teaches to a different level of ability.
    • Most working class kids are purposely "tracked" through schools, kept uninformed about scholarships and remedial education/vocation programs and shepherded into dead-end jobs. 1990 February 4, Leonard Tirado, “Privatized 'Recovery' Versus Collective Action”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 19:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
tracks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
tracked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tracked Tense=Past lexicographic
tracking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

track down · slab-track · tracking shot · track with · double-track

Relateds

tracker

Synonyms

locate (discover the location of a person or object) · trace (discover the location of a person or object) · make sense (be consistent with known information) · follow (monitor the movement of a person or object) · track down (discover the location of a person or object) · check out · figure · find (discover the location of a person or object) · check out (be consistent with known information) · monitor (observe the state of an object over time)

Translations (88)

fi seurata (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · es cuadrar (to be consistent with known information — see also figure, make sense) · uk відсте́жити (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · oc seguir (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · uk відслідко́вувати (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · fi jäljittää (to discover the location of person or an object) · bg проседявам (to discover the location of person or an object) · es follar (to make tracks) · de aufspüren (to discover the location of person or an object) · oc trobar (to discover the location of person or an object) · it monitorare (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · oc perseguir (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · eo trovi (to discover the location of person or an object) · fi seurata (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · oc tracar (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · de verfolgen (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · cs sledovat (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · ca rastrejar (to follow the tracks of) · es husmear (to follow the tracks of) · cs stopovat (to follow the tracks of) · cs sledovat (to follow the tracks of) · grc ἰχνεύω (to follow the tracks of) · oc trapar (to discover the location of person or an object) · km តាមដាន (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · es conculcar (to make tracks) · oc tralhar (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · es no sorprender (to be consistent with known information — see also figure, make sense) · ru вы́следить (to follow the tracks of) · cs najít (to discover the location of person or an object) · la vestīgō (to follow the tracks of) · pt rastrear (to follow the tracks of) · mi whaiwhai (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · ru отсле́живать (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · vec catar (to discover the location of person or an object) · uk відслідкува́ти (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · es huellear (to follow the tracks of) · uk просте́жувати (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · mi aroturuki (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · it seguire (to follow the tracks of) · uk сте́жити (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · uk відслідко́вувати (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · fi varjostaa (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · cs sledovat (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · cs vypátrat (to discover the location of person or an object) · oc tralhar (to follow the tracks of) · pt rastrear (to discover the location of person or an object) · nmn ǀháa (to follow the tracks of) · uk слідкува́ти (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · es rastrear (to follow the tracks of) · ru высле́живать (to follow the tracks of) · uk ви́стежити (to follow the tracks of) · uk відсте́жувати (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · uk відслідкува́ти (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · ja(to discover the location of person or an object) · oc monitorar (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · bg проследя (to discover the location of person or an object) · uk сте́жити (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · bg проследявам (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · uk прослідкува́ти (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · oc descobrir (to discover the location of person or an object) · cs objevit (to discover the location of person or an object) · es encajar (to be consistent with known information — see also figure, make sense) · uk просте́жити (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · it monitorare (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · oc tracar (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · es hollar (to make tracks) · de verfolgen (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · uk висте́жувати (to follow the tracks of) · fi jäljittää (to follow the tracks of) · it rintracciare (to follow the tracks of) · it rintracciare (to discover the location of person or an object) · bg следя (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · uk відсте́жувати (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · uk прослідкува́ти (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · bg следвам (to follow the tracks of) · es columbrar (to follow the tracks of) · it seguire (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · oc pistar (to follow the tracks of) · cs vystopovat (to discover the location of person or an object) · uk відсте́жити (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · es sonarle (to be consistent with known information — see also figure, make sense) · es mantener contacto con el suelo (of a tire and suspension to maintain contact with the ground in rough terrain) · pt monitorar (to monitor someone's or something's movement) · uk слідкува́ти (to observe the (measured) state of an object over time) · es pegarse al suelo (of a tire and suspension to maintain contact with the ground in rough terrain) · de verfolgen (to follow the tracks of) · mi whakamomoka (to follow the tracks of) · de folgen (to monitor someone's or something's movement)