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# track

noun, verb (track, tracks, tracked, tracking)

«track» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A track is a path or course for running or racing: a running track. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#m1)
2. Tracks are the metal rails that trains run on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#m2)
3. Tracks are marks left on the ground by an animal, person or vehicle: footprints. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#m3)
4. To track means to follow the marks of something, or to follow where it goes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#m4)
5. To keep track of something is to keep count or know where it is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#m5)
6. A track is one song or piece on an album. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#m6)

### In the lessons

Maths: a running track with laps and lengths: laps × length of the track gives the distance; keep track of numbers in a table or tally. Science: animal tracks show which animals passed. Safety: never play on railway tracks. Everyday: on track (going as planned), lose track of time, off the beaten track.

### Examples

- The track is 400 meters around. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#x1)
- She ran 3 laps of the track. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#x2)
- He keeps track of his savings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#x3)
- The train track is 20 km long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#x4)
- We found deer tracks in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#x5)
- Never walk on the railway tracks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#x6)
- I lost track of time and was late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#x7)
- Use a tally chart to keep track of the votes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#x8)
- He knew well how to track the deer and buffalo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/#x9)

### Note

Countable noun; regular verb. Laps × length of the track gives the distance. «Keep track» is just a phrase, no operation. Trap: «track» (path) is not «truck» (vehicle).

## In Jewish tradition

Maths: a running track with laps and lengths: laps × length of the track gives the distance; keep track of numbers in a table or tally. Science: animal tracks show which animals passed. Safety: never play on railway tracks. Everyday: on track (going as planned), lose track of time, off the beaten track.

### Note

Countable noun; regular verb. Laps × length of the track gives the distance. «Keep track» is just a phrase, no operation. Trap: «track» (path) is not «truck» (vehicle).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «track» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/track/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«track» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/track.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «track» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/track/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«track» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/track.html) on Mova free.