Follow vs. Track

Follow vs. Track — Is There a Difference?
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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.

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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.
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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 shot

Tracknoun

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 museum

Tracknoun

(automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width)

Followverb

be later in time;

Tuesday always follows Monday

Tracknoun

(automotive) Short for caterpillar track.

Followverb

come as a logical consequence; follow logically;

It follows that your assertion is falsethe theorem falls out nicely

Tracknoun

(cricket) The pitch.

Followverb

travel along a certain course;

follow the roadfollow the trail

Tracknoun

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 rules

Tracknoun

The physical track on a record.

Followverb

come after in time, as a result;

A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake

Tracknoun

(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 example

Tracknoun

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 following

Tracknoun

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 ideals

Tracknoun

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 period

Trackverb

To continue observing over time.

Followverb

imitate in behavior; take as a model;

Teenagers follow their friends in everything

Trackverb

(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 progress

Trackverb

(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 binoculars

Trackverb

(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 soprano

Trackverb

To move.

The hurricane tracked further west than expected.

Followverb

keep informed;

He kept up on his country's foreign policies

Trackverb

(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 experience

Trackverb

(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 years

Trackverb

(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 religion

Trackverb

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 philosopher

Trackverb

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 bombing

Tracknoun

a line or route along which something travels or moves;

the hurricane demolished houses in its paththe track of an animalthe course of the river

Followverb

follow in or as if in pursuit;

The police car pursued the suspected attackerHer bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life

Tracknoun

evidence pointing to a possible solution;

the police are following a promising leadthe trail led straight to the perpetrator

Followverb

grasp the meaning;

Can you follow her argument?When he lectures, I cannot follow

Tracknoun

a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels

Followverb

keep to;

Stick to your principlesstick to the diet

Tracknoun

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 album

Tracknoun

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 house

Trackverb

observe or plot the moving path of something;

track a missile

Trackverb

go after with the intent to catch;

The policeman chased the mugger down the alleythe dog chased the rabbit

Trackverb

travel across or pass over;

The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day

Trackverb

make tracks upon