trace

nounverbB1 · Intermediate

To find something by looking for signs, or a mark.

Meanings of «trace»

1 · noun

a mark or sign that shows something existed

Police found a trace of blood at the crime scene.

2 · verb

to find someone or something by following clues

Police managed to trace the phone call to an address.

Similar: track down locate find

3 · verb

to copy a drawing by following its lines

She placed thin paper over the map to trace the route.

Similar: copy outline

Translation

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«trace» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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Word family

trace B1 · verbtraceable B2 · adjectiveuntraceable C1 · adjective

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IT & Development › DevOps & Tools

a record of the steps a program follows while running

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