track down someone

track down someone
track down (someone/something) to find someone or something after searching for them.

I'm trying to track down one of my old classmates from college.

My library assistant tracked down several references for me

My mother wanted to find the family who had taken care of my father during the war, and somehow she was able to track them down.


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  • track down something — track down (someone/something) to find someone or something after searching for them. I m trying to track down one of my old classmates from college. My library assistant tracked down several references for me My mother wanted to find the family… …   New idioms dictionary

  • track down — (someone/something) to find someone or something after searching for them. I m trying to track down one of my old classmates from college. My library assistant tracked down several references for me My mother wanted to find the family who had… …   New idioms dictionary

  • track down — PHRASAL VERB If you track down someone or something, you find them, or find information about them, after a difficult or long search. [V P n (not pron)] She had spent years trying to track down her parents... [V n P] I don t know where that old… …   English dictionary

  • track down — verb pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (Freq. 3) Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland The dogs are running deer The Duke hunted in these woods • Syn: ↑hunt, ↑run, ↑hunt down …   Useful english dictionary

  • track down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms track down : present tense I/you/we/they track down he/she/it tracks down present participle tracking down past tense tracked down past participle tracked down to find someone or something after a long search… …   English dictionary

  • track — track1 W2S2 [træk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(path/road)¦ 2¦(marks on ground)¦ 3¦(for racing)¦ 4¦(train)¦ 5 be on the right/wrong track 6 keep/lose track of somebody/something 7¦(music/song)¦ 8 stop/halt (dead) in your tracks 9 cover your tracks …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • track — [[t]træ̱k[/t]] ♦♦ tracks, tracking, tracked 1) N COUNT A track is a narrow road or path. We set off once more, over a rough mountain track. Syn: path 2) N COUNT A track is a piece of ground, often oval shaped, that is used for races involving… …   English dictionary

  • track — track1 [ træk ] noun *** ▸ 1 rough path/road ▸ 2 what train moves along ▸ 3 running/racing course ▸ 4 part on which something moves ▸ 5 direction or way ▸ 6 mark ▸ 7 recorded piece of music ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a path or road with a rough… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • track — 1 noun 1 ROAD (C) a narrow road with a rough uneven surface that cars can travel on: The road leading to the farm was little more than a rough track. | a deeply rutted cart track 2 PATH (C) a narrow path, especially one made by people or animals… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • track — I UK [træk] / US noun Word forms track : singular track plural tracks *** 1) [countable] a path or road with a rough surface I walked along a track to the mountain village. dirt track: There s a dirt track leading from the main road. 2)… …   English dictionary

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