trace
/tɹeɪs/ verb B2- To follow the trail of.
- To follow the history of.
- To draw or sketch lightly or with care. · He carefully traced the outlines of the old building before him.
- To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.
- To follow the execution of the program by making it to stop after every instruction, or by making it print a message after every step.
He/she/it traces · Past traced · Past participle traced · -ing form tracing
Verb forms
- Base form
- trace
- He/she/it
- traces
- Past
- traced
- Past participle
- traced
- -ing form
- tracing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
But don’t trouble to trace the mysterious gentleman upon the bicycle.
There was no sign or trace of his passenger, and I fear it will be some time before he gets his fare.
I don’t say that we have fathomed it—far from it—but when we have traced the missing dumb-bell—”
“Well, if there were an outsider, he may be traced and taken.
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