keep track
Definition of keep track
: to be aware of how something is changing, what someone is doing, etc. There's so much going on that it's hard to keep track. —usually + of Keep track of your little brother for me, will you? It's her job to keep track of how the money is spent. I watch the news to keep track of current events.
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: to retain in one's possession or power
: to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing
: to have in control
: the means or provisions by which one is kept
: one that keeps or protects: such as
: fortress, castle
: a footprint whether recent or fossil
: detectable evidence (such as the wake of a ship, a line of footprints, or a wheel rut) that something has passed
: a path made by or as if by repeated footfalls : trail
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