Follow vs. Track
Difference Between Follow and Track
Followverb
(transitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
Follow that car!Tracknoun
A mark left by something that has passed along.
Follow the track of the ship.Can you see any tracks in the snow?Followverb
(transitive) To go or come after in a sequence.
B follows A in the alphabet.We both ordered the soup, with roast beef to follow.Tracknoun
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
The fox tracks were still visible in the snow.Followverb
(transitive) To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
Follow these instructions to the letter.Tracknoun
The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
Followverb
(transitive) To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
Tracknoun
A road or other similar beaten path.
Follow the track for a hundred metres.Followverb
(transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.
Do you follow me?Tracknoun
Physical course; way.
Astronomers predicted the track of the comet.Followverb
(transitive) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
I followed the incumbent throughout the election.My friends don't regularly follow the news.Tracknoun
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
The athletes ran round the track.Followverb
(transitive) To be a logical consequence of.
It follows that if two numbers are not equal then one is larger than the other.Tracknoun
The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
Followverb
(transitive) To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
Tracknoun
(railways) The way or rails along which a train moves.
They briefly closed the railway to remove debris found on the track.Follownoun
In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
a follow shotTracknoun
A tract or area, such as of land.
Follownoun
(internet) The act of following another user's online activity.
Tracknoun
Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
Followverb
to travel behind, go after, come after;
The ducklings followed their mother around the pondPlease follow the guide through the museumTracknoun
(automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width)
Followverb
be later in time;
Tuesday always follows MondayTracknoun
(automotive) Short for caterpillar track.
Followverb
come as a logical consequence; follow logically;
It follows that your assertion is falsethe theorem falls out nicelyTracknoun
(cricket) The pitch.
Followverb
travel along a certain course;
follow the roadfollow the trailTracknoun
Sound stored on a record.
Followverb
act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes;
He complied with my instructionsYou must comply or else!Follow these simple rulesabide by the rulesTracknoun
The physical track on a record.
Followverb
come after in time, as a result;
A terrible tsunami followed the earthquakeTracknoun
(music) A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence
My favourite track on the album is "Sunshine".Followverb
behave in accordance or in agreement with;
Follow a patternFollow my exampleTracknoun
A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
Followverb
be next;
Mary plays best, with John and Sue followingTracknoun
The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
I'm going to try out for track next week.Followverb
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans;
She followed the feminist movementThe candidate espouses Republican idealsTracknoun
A session talk on a conference.
Followverb
to bring something about at a later time than;
She followed dinner with a brandyHe followed his lecture with a question and answer periodTrackverb
To continue observing over time.
Followverb
imitate in behavior; take as a model;
Teenagers follow their friends in everythingTrackverb
(transitive) To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.
We will track the raven population over the next six months.Followverb
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something;
We must follow closely the economic development is Cubatrace the student's progressTrackverb
(transitive) To monitor the movement of a person or object.
Agent Miles has been tracking the terrorist since Madrid.Followverb
follow with the eyes or the mind;
Keep an eye on the baby, please!The world is watching SarajevoShe followed the men with the binocularsTrackverb
(transitive) To match the movement or change of a person or object.
My height tracks my father's at my age, so I might end up as tall as him.Followverb
be the successor (of);
Carter followed FordWill Charles succeed to the throne?Trackverb
To travel so that a moving object remains in shot.
The camera tracked the ball even as the field of play moved back and forth, keeping the action in shot the entire time.Followverb
perform an accompaniment to;
The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the sopranoTrackverb
To move.
The hurricane tracked further west than expected.Followverb
keep informed;
He kept up on his country's foreign policiesTrackverb
(transitive) To follow the tracks of.
My uncle spent all day tracking the deer, whose hoofprints were clear in the mud.Followverb
to be the product or result;
Melons come from a vineUnderstanding comes from experienceTrackverb
(transitive) To discover the location of a person or object.
I tracked Joe to his friend's bedroom, where he had spent the night.Followverb
accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of;
Let's follow our great helmsman!She followed a guru for yearsTrackverb
(transitive) To leave in the form of tracks.
In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house.Followverb
adhere to or practice;
These people still follow the laws of their ancient religionTrackverb
To create a musical recording (a track).
Lil Kyle is gonna track with that DJ next week.''Followverb
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function;
He is a herpetologistShe is our resident philosopherTrackverb
To create music using tracker software.
Followverb
keep under surveillance;
The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombingTracknoun
a line or route along which something travels or moves;
the hurricane demolished houses in its paththe track of an animalthe course of the riverFollowverb
follow in or as if in pursuit;
The police car pursued the suspected attackerHer bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her lifeTracknoun
evidence pointing to a possible solution;
the police are following a promising leadthe trail led straight to the perpetratorFollowverb
grasp the meaning;
Can you follow her argument?When he lectures, I cannot followTracknoun
a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
Followverb
keep to;
Stick to your principlesstick to the dietTracknoun
a course over which races are run
Tracknoun
a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc;
he played the first cut on the cdthe title track of the albumTracknoun
an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
Tracknoun
(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
Tracknoun
a groove on a phonograph recording
Tracknoun
a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll
Tracknoun
any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
Tracknoun
the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
Trackverb
carry on the feet and deposit;
track mud into the houseTrackverb
observe or plot the moving path of something;
track a missileTrackverb
go after with the intent to catch;
The policeman chased the mugger down the alleythe dog chased the rabbitTrackverb
travel across or pass over;
The caravan covered almost 100 miles each dayTrackverb
make tracks upon
