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trace meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of trace at MeaningMonkey.org. trace meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.TRACE noun
Definition of trace (noun)
- a just detectable amount
- "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
- synonyms: hint, suggestion
- an indication that something has been present
- a suggestion of some quality
- a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
- synonyms: tracing
- either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
- a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
TRACE verb
Definition of trace (verb)
- follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
- synonyms: follow
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- to go back over again
- "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
- synonyms: retrace
- pursue or chase relentlessly
- discover traces of
- "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
- 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"
- 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"
- read with difficulty
- "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
- synonyms: decipher
Source: Princeton University Wordnet