Trace (Verb)
Meaning 1
To go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 2
Discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 3
Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress"; "trace one's ancestry".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 4
Make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 6
Copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 7
Make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.