Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lose track

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: lose -track
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To forget one's train of thought or temporarily misplace an item or its place in a sequence.

Example Sentences

"With all that had happened, she had lost track of the time."
"Sometimes when talking to Paige, I lose track of what her words mean. It's like she's a whale of a dolphin using echolocation. And I'm a boy speaking English."
"And when Shaylene didn’t make it back right away, Colleen wasn’t alarmed. Her sister had just turned 18 and recently moved back home after weeks of staying with a friend, and it seemed reasonable that she had run into friends and probably lost track of time."

Inflected Forms

loses track (present, singular) losing track (participle, present) lost track (participle, past) lost track (past)

Antonyms

keep track

Questions

What does lose track mean?: To forget one's train of thought or temporarily misplace an item or its place in a sequence.

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