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losing track

losing track is the present participle and gerund of lose track.

Meaning of lose track

Verb

lose track (third-person singular simple present loses track, present participle losing track, simple past and past participle lost track)

  1. (idiomatic) To forget one's train of thought or temporarily misplace an item or its place in a sequence.
    • With all that had happened, she had lost track of the time.
    Antonyms:
    keep track

Questions about losing track

What is losing track the present participle and gerund of?
Losing track is the present participle and gerund of lose track.

Words near losing track in the dictionary

  1. losing the plot
  2. losing the run of oneself
  3. losing the thread
  4. losing time
  5. losing touch
  6. losing track
  7. losinge
  8. losinges
  9. losingest
  10. losingly
  11. losings

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