trace
🇺🇸
/treɪs/
🇬🇧
/treɪs/
verb
B2
to find someone or something by searching carefully
I tried to trace the missing document but couldn't find it anywhere.
B2
to find where something comes from or what caused it
She can trace her family history back 300 years.
C1
to describe how something developed over time
The book traces the history of computers from their beginning.
C1
to draw a line on a surface
He used his finger to trace a circle in the dust.
C1
to follow the shape of something with your finger or tool
She gently traced the pattern on the ancient pottery.
R
to copy a drawing by putting see-through paper over it
The student learned to trace maps using tracing paper.
noun
C1
a sign that shows someone or something was there
There was no trace of the missing hikers in the mountains.
C1
a very small amount of something
The water contained only a trace of minerals.
R
a line on paper or screen that shows information from a machine
The doctor studied the heart trace on the monitor.
R
a search to find information about who made a phone call
The police put a trace on the suspicious phone number.
R
the leather straps that connect a horse to a carriage
The old carriage had worn traces that needed replacement.
translation
to find someone or something by searching carefully; to find where something comes from or what caused it; to describe how something developed over time; to draw a line on a surface; to follow the shape of something with your finger or tool; to copy a drawing by putting see-through paper over it
a sign that shows someone or something was there; a very small amount of something; a line on paper or screen that shows information from a machine; a search to find information about who made a phone call; the leather straps that connect a horse to a carriage
Word Forms
3rd Present
traces
Past
traced
Perfect
traced
Progressive
tracing
Plural
traces