"lose track" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: loses track [present, singular, third-person], losing track [participle, present], lost track [participle, past], lost track [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lose<,,lost> track}} lose track (third-person singular simple present loses track, present participle losing track, simple past and past participle lost track)
  1. To forget one's train of thought or temporarily misplace an item or its place in a sequence. Translations (forget one's train of thought): den Faden verlieren (German)
    Sense id: en-lose_track-en-verb-UJqk2egs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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