track

CEFRA2

/ˈtɹæk/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A path or marks left by a person, animal, or vehicle.

  2. 02

    verb

    To follow and find someone or something.

Examples

  • I like hot springs off the beaten track.

  • You are way off track.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One song or piece of music on a recording.

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

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

More examples

In context

  • You're on the right track.

  • Can you see any tracks in the snow?

  • The fox tracks were still visible in the snow.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.