Trace - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image (syn: 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
verb
trace one's ancestry
trace your path
The women traced the pasture
trace a pattern
Extra examples
The children traced their hands onto the sidewalk with chalk.
You can put a piece of paper over the pattern and trace it.
She traced the letters of her name.
We will need to trace the electrical wires through the walls.
The word “amiable” traces back to the Latin word for “friend.”
Finally, and mysteriously, she disappeared without a trace.
Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand.
With his finger, he traced out the shape of the buildings in the sand.
You should strictly trace my instructions.
This custom has been traced to the eleventh century.
I cannot trace any connection to the event.
The form of the ancient manor house may still be traced.
Stockings and buckles were richly traced.
She had given up all hope of tracing her missing daughter.
Police are trying to trace a young woman who was seen near the accident.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: trace
he/she/it: traces
present participle: tracing
past tense: traced
past participle: traced
singular: trace
plural: traces
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