Everyday English
track something down
find after searching
To track something down means to find someone or something after searching carefully or for a long time.
Hear it in real life
Where did you get that report?
I tracked it down on the university website.
I tracked down an old photo of my parents in a box in the attic.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I tracked down for the document online.
Say: I tracked down the document online.
"Track down" takes the person or thing directly; do not add "for".
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How it fits in a sentence.
track something down; track down something
Your turn: say it out loud
I tracked down an old photo of my parents in a box in the attic.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
track something down
find after searching
“I tracked down an old photo of my parents in a box in the attic.”
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