This is the 10935th most frequent Russian word.
выследить
"To track down" or "to trace."
Here, 'выследить' is used in the sense of determining someone's location or identity based on clues.
Я смог выследить звонящего по его номеру.
I was able to track the caller by their number.
In this context, 'выследить' refers to the act of following or detecting an animal's path or trace.
Охотники решили выследить следующее животное.
The hunters decided to track the next animal.
Here, 'выследить' implies tracking a specific individual within a challenging environment.