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   trace

   /treɪs/

   verb

   • 1. find or discover by investigation: "police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area" Similar track downfinddiscoverdetectunearthuncoverturn uphunt downdig upferret outrun to groundfollowpursuetrailshadowstalkdogfind the source offind the origins offind the roots offollow to its sourcesource
   • ▪ find or describe the origin or development of: "Bob's book traces his flying career with the RAF"
   • ▪ follow or mark the course or position of (something) with one's eye, mind, or finger: "through the binoculars, I traced the path I had taken the night before"
   • ▪ take (a particular path or route): "a tear traced a lonely path down her cheek"
   • 2. copy (a drawing, map, or design) by drawing over its lines on a superimposed piece of transparent paper: "trace a map of the world on to a large piece of paper" Similar copyreproducego overdraw overdraw the lines ofdrawdraw upsketchdraftoutlinerough outmark outdelineatemapchartrecordindicateshowdepict
   • ▪ draw (a pattern or line), especially with one's finger or toe: "she traced a pattern in the dirt with the toe of her shoe"
   • ▪ give an outline of: "the article traces out some of the connections between education, qualifications, and the labour market"

   noun

   • 1. a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something: "remove all traces of the old adhesive" Similar vestigesignmarkindicationsuggestionevidenceclueremainsremnantrelicsurvivalghostechomemorytrailtrackspoormarkstracksprintsimprintsfootprintsfootmarksfootsteps
   • ▪ a line or pattern displayed by an instrument to show the existence or nature of something which is being recorded or measured.
   • ▪ a physical change in the brain presumed to be caused by a process of learning or memory.
   • 2. a very small quantity, especially one too small to be accurately measured: "his body contained traces of amphetamines"
   • ▪ a barely discernible indication of something: "just a trace of a smile" Similar bitspotspecktouchhintsuggestionsuspicionnuanceintimationtrifledropdashtingetincturestreakshredcrumbfragmentshadowwhiffbreathjotiotainformal:smidgentad
   • 3. a procedure to investigate the source of something, such as the place from which a telephone call was made: "we've got a trace on the call"
   • 4. a line which represents the projection of a curve or surface on a plane or the intersection of a curve or surface with a plane.
   • 5. a path or track. North American, West Indian
   • 6. the sum of the elements in the principal diagonal of a square matrix.

   Word Origin Middle English (first recorded as a noun in the sense ‘path that someone or something takes’): from Old French trace (noun), tracier (verb), based on Latin tractus (see tract1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. traceless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRACE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     TRACE meaning: 1. to find someone or something that was...

   • Znaczenie Trace, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     trace definicja: 1. to find someone or something that was...

   • Trace: Arabic Translation

     TRACE translate: يَقْتَفي / يَتَتَبَّع / يَجِد, دَليل /...

   • Trace: French Translation

     TRACE translate: retrouver (la trace de), découvrir...

   • Trace: Korean Translation

     trace translate: (자취를) 추적하다, 자취, 흔적. Learn more in the...

   • Trace Spanish Translation

     TRACE translate: localizar, rastro, rastrear, localizar,...

   • Trace: Russian Translation

     TRACE translate: находить, обнаруживать, устанавливать...

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   Trace definition: a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige. See examples of TRACE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRACE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtrace verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   • trace somebody/something (to something) to find or discover somebody/something by looking carefully for them/it synonym track down. We finally traced him to an address in Chicago.
   • trace something (back) (to something) to find the origin or cause of something. She could trace her family tree back to the 16th century. The leak was eventually traced to a broken seal.
   • trace something (from something) (to something) to describe a process or the development of something. Her book traces the town's history from Saxon times to the present day.
   • trace something (out) to draw a line or lines on a surface. She traced a line in the sand. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverb. gently. lightly. slowly … preposition.

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8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › traceTrace - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A trace of something is just a hint or suggestion of it, a very small amount left behind — like the sad cookie crumbs at the bottom of an empty cookie jar. There are more meanings we can trace to this word trace. As a verb, trace means to follow the course or trail