To follow or pursue (a target)
“Detectives have told of how they managed to trace their suspect after many months of painstaking investigation.”
To find or discover something
“Public health officials were able to trace the source of the disease to a contaminated food product.”
To draw, trace, or define the outer edge or shape of
“Using your black pencil, trace the outline of the kingdom of Louis IX.”
To find or discover by investigation
“The telecommunicator may need to request that the phone company trace the call to help identify its source.”
To make or be an exact copy of
To search determinedly for someone or something
To record or document an account or timeline of
To prepare something in advance
To regard something as being caused by
To see, notice, or recognize (someone or something)
To represent by a drawing, painting, or other art forms
To recover or regain possession or control of something previously lost, stolen, or misplaced
To make or be made into a specific shape or form
To indicate in some way for later reference
To find, or get hold of, by means of conducting a search through various sources
To arrive at a judgment or opinion by reasoning
The parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed
A mark or line of marks left by a person, animal, or vehicle in passing
“There was enough dust on the floor to have preserved traces of feet.”
Plural for a barely discernible indication of something
“No one would have suspected there was a trace of tension between them.”
Plural for a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something
“Lifting it out of the water, rinse it with lukewarm water to remove any trace of the detergent.”
Plural for a way used as a road
Plural for a mark, typically from physical trauma or damage
Plural for a small area on a surface having a different color from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt
Plural for evidence establishing a fact or the truth of a statement
Plural for something that is part of a whole
Plural for a fact or piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing
Plural for a shade or variety of a colour
Plural for a physical trace of a bad or undesirable substance or quality
Plural for a quality or characteristic of a specified kind in the character of someone or something
Plural for a mark impressed on a surface
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