/rastɾeˈaɾ/
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Translation
to track, to trace
Word origin
From rastro ('trail, trace'), from Latin rastrum ('rake'), from radere ('to scrape'). The same root gives English 'raze' and 'razor'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- rastrum
- English cognates
- raze, razor
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular (1st group)
Examples
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The police are trying to track the suspect.
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The dog can track a scent from kilometres away.
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We use the phone to track the parcel.
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Can you trace where this message came from?
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The hunters tracked the footprints in the snow.
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