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[træk] noun I

1) [C] British

a path or road with a rough surface

I walked along a track to the mountain village.[/ex]

There's a dirt track leading from the main road.[/ex]

2) [C/U] a railway line

a long stretch of track[/ex]

Roads and railway tracks were flooded in southern Germany.[/ex]

3) tracks

[plural] marks that a person, animal, or vehicle leaves on the ground

He followed the tracks of a car to the edge of the lake.[/ex]

4) [C] a piece of ground that is used for running or racing

5) [C] a song or piece of music that is recorded on a CD

Which is your favourite track?[/ex]

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keep track of sth — to have information about how something is developing[/ex]

We need to keep track of how we are spending our money.[/ex]

lose track (of sth) — to forget something, or to not know exactly what is happening[/ex]

I was so busy I lost all track of time.[/ex]

make tracks — spoken to leave a place[/ex]

on the right/wrong track — doing or thinking the right or wrong things[/ex]

on track — doing things that are likely to be successful or correct[/ex]

a desperate attempt to keep the peace talks on track[/ex]

on track to do sth We're right on track to create two million new jobs.[/ex]

stop (dead) in your tracks — to suddenly stop, for example because you are surprised[/ex]

See:

beaten,

fast track

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verb [T]

track [træk]

1) to follow someone or something by looking for evidence that shows where they have gone, or by using special equipment

The radar system tracks planes up to 50 miles from the airport.[/ex]

2) to follow the development of something

Live television coverage allows you to track the progress of the competitors.[/ex]

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- track sb/sth down