rastrear

/rastɾeˈaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
rastreo
preterite (yo)
rastreé
past participle
rastreado

Meaning

  1. to track

    • Rastrearon la zona.

      They searched the area.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

despistar

rastrear means "to track"; despistar means "to throw off track" — opposite actions, useful to learn as a pair.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

rastrear

rastrear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to track."

Practice

1 What does rastrear mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches rastrear?

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