Also means
to trail (a person or animal)
Usage Note
Pister comes from piste ('track, trail') and means to follow someone's tracks or trail, used in hunting, surveillance, and detective contexts. Se faire pister means 'to be tracked'. It is more physical and concrete than surveiller (to monitor) and more active than suivre (to follow).
Examples
"La police a pisté le suspect pendant trois jours."
Natural Translation
The police tracked the suspect for three days.
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