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tracked down

tracked down is the simple past and past participle of track down.

Meaning of track down

Verb

track down (third-person singular simple present tracks down, present participle tracking down, simple past and past participle 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.

Questions about tracked down

What is tracked down the simple past and past participle of?
Tracked down is the simple past and past participle of track down.

Words near tracked down in the dictionary

  1. trackbars
  2. trackbed
  3. trackbeds
  4. tracked
  5. tracked and traced
  6. tracked down
  7. tracked with
  8. trackee
  9. trackees
  10. tracker
  11. tracker dog

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