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track down en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.
   • Baby, I know places we won't be found, and They'll be chasing their tails trying to track us down 2014 October 27, Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder, “I Know Places (Taylor's Version)”, in 1989 (Taylor's Version), performed by Taylor Swift, published 27 October 2023:
   • I need to track down a computer so I can check my e-mails.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see track, down.
   • The cameraman tracked the plane down so we have a recording of the crash.
   • She'll track him down the mountain and catch him before long.
   • The hurricane tracked down past the cape before blowing east.

Forms

Translations (53)

de aufstöbern (to search, hunt) · ro da (to search, hunt) · nan-hbl 揣著 (to search, hunt) · fr localiser (to search, hunt) · fr dénicher (to search, hunt) · de ausfindig machen (to search, hunt) · fr débusquer (to search, hunt) · id melacak (to search, hunt) · uk ви́слідити (to search, hunt) · ru высле́живать (to search, hunt) · cmn 找到 (to search, hunt) · uk ви́стежити (to search, hunt) · pl wytropić (to search, hunt) · gl rastrexar (to search, hunt) · ro da de urmă (to search, hunt) · it rintracciare (to search, hunt) · pt localizar (to search, hunt) · el εντοπίζω (to search, hunt) · nan-hbl 揣着 (to search, hunt) · yue 追尋 /追寻 (to search, hunt) · nan-hbl 查獲 /查获 (to search, hunt) · pl tropić (to search, hunt) · ja 〜を見つけ出す (to search, hunt) · de aufspüren (to search, hunt) · fr traquer (to search, hunt) · fr dépister (to search, hunt) · es localizar (to search, hunt) · yue 搵到 /揾到 (to search, hunt) · cmn 追尋 /追寻 (to search, hunt) · pt rastrear (to search, hunt) · cmn 查獲 /查获 (to search, hunt) · hu lenyomoz (to search, hunt) · sv förfölja (to search, hunt) · cs vypátrat (to search, hunt) · sv spåra (to search, hunt) · ja 追い詰める (to search, hunt) · es rastrear (to search, hunt) · uk висте́жувати (to search, hunt) · cs vysledovat (to search, hunt) · ru отследи́ть (to search, hunt) · da opspore (to search, hunt) · ru вы́следить (to search, hunt) · yue 查獲 /查获 (to search, hunt) · uk вислі́джувати (to search, hunt) · ru отсле́живать (to search, hunt) · fi jäljittää (to search, hunt) · nan-hbl 追尋 /追寻 (to search, hunt) · eo serĉi (to search, hunt) · it localizzare (to search, hunt) · vep kacelta (to search, hunt) · sah ирдээ (to search, hunt) · it scovare (to search, hunt) · nl opsporen (to search, hunt)