track

🇺🇸 /træk/ 🇬🇧 /træk/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
A2

A path for trains to move on.

The train sped along the railway track.

A2

A numbered area at a station where trains stop.

The train to New York is waiting on track 5.

A2

A special surface for racing or driving.

The race car zoomed around the racing track.

R

Athletic sport of running on a track.

He competes in track events at school.

B1

A rough path made by people walking.

We followed the narrow track through the woods.

B1

Marks left by someone or something moving.

The detective followed the muddy tracks in the forest.

R

The direction or path of movement.

The ball's track changed unexpectedly.

B2

A single song on an album.

The album's opening track is my favorite.

R

A part of a recording medium for music or data.

The singer recorded her voice over the instrumental track.

R

The music for a film or video.

The film's track won an award for best original score.

R

A bar that a curtain hangs from.

The curtain glides smoothly along its track.

R

A continuous belt of metal plates on large vehicles.

The bulldozer's metal track left deep impressions in the soil.

verb
B2

To follow the path of something by its signs.

The hunters track the deer's movements through the snow.

B2

To monitor the location of something.

The satellite tracks the hurricane's path.

B2

To monitor the progress of something.

We track our project's milestones carefully.

R

To move in the same direction as a camera.

The camera tracks the actor across the stage.

R

To group students by ability in school.

The school tracks students into different math classes.

R

To bring dirt or mud into a place.

Please don't track mud across the clean floor.

R

To stay at the same level for a period.

The company's sales track consistently above expectations.

translation

n. A path for trains to move on.; A numbered area at a station where trains stop.; A special surface for racing or driving.; Athletic sport of running on a track.; A rough path made by people walking.; Marks left by someone or something moving.; The direction or path of movement.; A single song on an album.; A part of a recording medium for music or data.; The music for a film or video.; A bar that a curtain hangs from.; A continuous belt of metal plates on large vehicles.
v. To follow the path of something by its signs.; To monitor the location of something.; To monitor the progress of something.; To move in the same direction as a camera.; To group students by ability in school.; To bring dirt or mud into a place.; To stay at the same level for a period.

Word Forms

3rd Present tracks
Past tracked
Perfect tracked
Progressive tracking
Plural tracks