| word | track |
|---|---|
| definition | noun A track is a narrow road or path. We set off once more, over a rough mountain track. A track is a piece of ground, often oval-shaped, that is used for races involving athletes, cars, bicycles, horses, or dogs called greyhounds . The two men turned to watch the horses going round the track. ...the athletics track. Railway tracks are the rails that a train travels along. A woman fell on to the tracks. A track is one of the songs or pieces of music on a recording. All 10 tracks on the album are love songs. Tracks are marks left in the ground by the feet of animals or people. The only evidence of pandas was their tracks in the snow. McKee suddenly noticed tire tracks on the bank ahead. In a school, a track is a group of children of the same age and ability who are taught together. verb If you track animals or people, you try to follow them by looking for the signs that they have left behind, for example the marks left by their feet. He thought he had better track this wolf and kill it. I followed him, tracking him in the snow until finally he got tired. To track someone or something means to follow their movements by means of a special device, such as a satellite or radar. Our radar began tracking the jets. Forecasters are also tracking the hurricane. If you track someone or something, you investigate them, because you are interested in finding out more about them. If it's possible, track the rumour back to its origin. The player is being tracked by Juventus. To track students means to divide them into groups according to their ability. Students are already being tracked. Tracking assigns some students to college prep and others to vocational programs. |
| inflections | trackstrackingtrackedtracking |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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