keep track

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [keep trak]
- /kip træk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [keep trak]
- /kip træk/

Definitions of keep track words

noun keep track a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs. 1
noun keep track a wheel rut. 1
noun keep track evidence, as a mark or a series of marks, that something has passed. 1
noun keep track Usually, tracks. footprints or other marks left by an animal, person, or vehicle: a lion's tracks; car tracks. 1
noun keep track a path made or beaten by or as if by the feet of people or animals; trail: to follow the track of a murderer. 1
noun keep track a line of travel or motion: the track of a bird. 1

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Origin of keep track

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English trak (noun) < Middle French trac, perhaps < Old Norse trathk trodden spot; compare Norwegian trakke to trample; akin to tread

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Parts of speech for Keep track

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adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

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exclamation

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keep track popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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