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Type Words
Synonyms retrace
Type of return


we retraced the route we took last summer.
trace your path.
Type Words
Synonyms ghost, touch
Type of suggestion, proffer, proposition
Type Words
Synonyms hint, suggestion, tint
Type of small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Has types spark


he speaks French with a trace of an accent.
Type Words
Synonyms delineate, describe, draw, line
Type of mark
Has types write, circumscribe, inscribe, construct
Verb group draw
Derivation tracer, tracing


trace the outline of a figure in the sand.
Type Words
Synonyms hound, hunt
Type of go after, chase after, trail, give chase, dog, chase, tag, tail, track
Has types ferret


The hunters traced the deer into the woods.
Type Words
Synonyms shadow, tincture, vestige
Type of indicant, indication
Has types footprint


there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim.
Type Words
Synonyms follow
Type of study, analyse, analyze, canvass, examine
Verb group watch, keep up, keep an eye on, keep abreast, watch over, observe, follow


trace the student's progress.
trace one's ancestry.
Type Words
Synonyms decipher
Type of read


The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs.
Type Words
Synonyms tracing
Type of drawing
Type Words
Type of print, mark
Type Words
Type of re-create, copy
Derivation tracer


trace a design.
trace a pattern.
Type Words
Type of notice, discover, detect, observe, find


She traced the circumstances of her birth.
Type Words
Type of line
Type Words
Type of continue, go forward, proceed


The children traced along the edge of the dark forest.
The women traced the pasture.

Examples of trace

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The ATF trace revealed that the woman had bought it at Realco two months before.
From the washingtonpost.com
The small baits used work better without the weight of a heavy trace and sinker.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Even their appearance symbolised a defiant resistance to any trace of modernity.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Many of the kids she tries to rescue simply disappear without leaving any trace.
From the cnn.com
A day after treatment, only one of eight mice had any trace of cancer remaining.
From the newscientist.com
Kudrow and a sheriff, played by Lyle Lovett, trace Ricci down and hijinks ensue.
From the stltoday.com
Any assistance that you could give me to trace her would be greatly appreciated.
From the kingstonguardian.co.uk
Some trace its origins to Henry Africa's in San Francisco, which opened in 1970.
From the washingtonpost.com
Then, cut out the letters and trace them onto white felt in their cut-out forms.
From the abcnews.go.com
More examples
  • Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
  • A just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
  • An indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
  • Make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
  • To go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
  • Touch: a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
  • TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer) is a NASA space telescope designed to investigate the connections between fine-scale magnetic fields and the associated plasma structures on the Sun by providing high resolution images and observation of the solar photosphere and transition region ...
  • Trace is the first album by Son Volt, released in 1995. The band was formed the previous year by Jay Farrar after the breakup of the influential alt-country band Uncle Tupelo. The album reached #166 on the Billboard 200 album chart and received extremely favorable reviews. ...
  • DJ Trace is the recording name of Duncan Hutchinson, a British electronic music artist, disc jockey and founder of DSCI4 Records. ...