track down

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track down

verb tracks down · tracking down · tracked down

  1. idiomatic To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find. I need to track down a computer so I can check my e-mails.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see track, down. She'll track him down the mountain and catch him before long.

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verb to search, hunt

Españolrastrear, localizar
日本語追い詰める oitsumeru, 〜を見つけ出す
中文找到 zhǎo dào, 查獲 /查获 cháhuò, 追尋 /追寻 zhuīxún
Portuguêsrastrear, localizar
Françaistraquer, dénicher, débusquer, localiser, dépister
Deutschaufstöbern, ausfindig machen, aufspüren
Italianorintracciare, scovare, localizzare
Ελληνικάεντοπίζω entopízo
Românăda, da de urmă
Русскийвысле́живать vysléživatʹ, вы́следить výsleditʹ, отсле́живать otsléživatʹ, отследи́ть otsledítʹ

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@misc{track_down_2026,
  title = {track down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/track%20down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}