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track

noun · verb

Simple meaning

a mark left behind or a path often used by people

Pronunciation

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trak
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈtɹæk

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.

  2. The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.

  3. A mark left by something that has passed along.

  4. A road or other similar beaten path.

  5. Any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

  6. A course over which races are run

verb

  1. transitive

    To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.

  2. transitive

    To monitor the movement of a person or object.

  3. transitive

    To match the movement or change of a person or object.

  4. transitive or intransitiveof a camera

    To travel so that a moving object remains in shot.

  5. transitive

    To traverse; to move across.

  6. transitive

    To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.

Used this way, track is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Road

beaten track

Course / path

race track

Sound

track recordsound track

Other combinations

fast trackrailroad tracksingle trackright track

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • trackingnounInflected form

    The pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind.

  • trackedadjectiveInflected form

    Having tracks.

  • trackernounInflected form

    Someone who tracks down game.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • track-to-track seek timenounCompound term

    The time it takes for a read/write head to move to an adjacent data track.

  • track recordnounCompound term

    The fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack.

  • track meetnounCompound term

    A track and field competition between two or more teams.

  • track eventnounCompound term

    A footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor).

  • tracked vehiclenounCompound term

    A self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks.

  • track downverbCompound term

    Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

noun

Sense: mark or impression left by the foot

trail

verb

Sense: to observe the (measured) state of a person

cross

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