Meaning & Definition of Trace in English
Trace
noun
1. A just detectable amount
- "He speaks french with a trace of an accent"
- trace,
- hint,
- suggestion
2. An indication that something has been present
- "There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
- "A tincture of condescension"
- trace,
- vestige,
- tincture,
- shadow
3. A suggestion of some quality
- "There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"
- "He detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
- touch,
- trace,
- ghost
4. A drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
- tracing,
- trace
5. Either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
- trace
6. A visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
- trace
verb
1. 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,
- follow
2. Make a mark or lines on a surface
- "Draw a line"
- "Trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
- trace,
- draw,
- line,
- describe,
- delineate
3. To go back over again
- "We retraced the route we took last summer"
- "Trace your path"
- trace,
- retrace
4. Pursue or chase relentlessly
- "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"
- "The detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
- hound,
- hunt,
- trace
5. Discover traces of
- "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
- trace
6. 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"
- trace
7. 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"
- trace
8. Read with difficulty
- "Can you decipher this letter?"
- "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
- decipher,
- trace