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I lose track of were I am going

English translation: closer to "forget where I am driving to" but can also mean "lose one's way"

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English term or phrase:	I lose track of were I am going
English translation:	closer to "forget where I am driving to" but can also mean "lose one's way"
Entered by:	Jenni Lukac

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15:14 Oct 19, 2011

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English term or phrase: I lose track of were I am going

Does this imply forgetting the destination of the journey (of a drive in this case) - or losing the proper or planned route that leads there?

This is taken from a psychological questionnaire on driving, so I can provide no further context - except for the fact that there is another questionnaire item there, "I forget where I am driving to," which seems to cover the destination bit.

Piotr Czyżewski KudoZ activity Questions: 68 (none open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 316 Poland
Local time: 03:04

closer to "forget where I am driving to" but can also mean "lose one's way"

Explanation:
The idea of "getting off track" is straying, deviating from the only route one should take (physically, mentally, psychologically, or emotionally) "Losing track of" implies letting one's mind wander and forgetting the main object of what one is doing.

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Jenni Lukac
Local time: 03:04

Grading comment

Yes, this sounds convincing in the context. Thanks, everyone!
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Summary of answers provided

4 +5

closer to "forget where I am driving to" but can also mean "lose one's way"

Jenni Lukac

4 +4

see explanation

Chiara di Benedetto Brown

If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening.

oraki

4 +1

I forget where I was going

eski

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dictionary entry

British Diana

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

i lose track of were i am going see explanation

Explanation:
It's that feeling when you are going somewhere and for a few moments you forget where you are going and why.

Sometimes on psychological questionnaires they will ask you the same question in different ways, to account for questions being interpreted differently according to how they are worded.

Chiara di Benedetto Brown
United States
Local time: 18:04
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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

i lose track of were i am going

closer to "forget where I am driving to" but can also mean "lose one's way"

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 03:04
Meets criteria
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Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 100

Grading comment

Yes, this sounds convincing in the context. Thanks, everyone!

40 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

i lose track of were i am going I forget where I was going

Explanation:
I forget where I was going

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Saludos
eski :))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 20:04
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Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

1 day12 hrs confidence:

i lose track of were i am going If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening.

Explanation:
You become so deeply absorbed in an activity that you lose track of time.
It's so easy to lose track of who's playing who and when.

Example sentence(s):

You become so deeply absorbed in an activity that you lose track of time.

oraki
Local time: 05:34
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Farsi (Persian)
PRO pts in category: 4

Reference comments

2 hrs

Reference: dictionary entry

Reference information:
to lose track of is to misplace an item or its place in a sequence, or to forget one's train of thought

Reference: http://m.wordnik.com/words/lose%20track

British Diana
Germany
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English
PRO pts in category: 8

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