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trace

English

🔊 either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
🔊 an indication that something has been present
“there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim”
🔊 a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
🔊 a just detectable amount
“he speaks French with a trace of an accent”
🔊 a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
🔊 a suggestion of some quality
“there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone”
🔊 follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
“We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”
🔊 make a mark or lines on a surface
“draw a line”
🔊 copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it
“trace a design”
🔊 make one's course or travel along a path
“The children traced along the edge of the dark forest”
🔊 to go back over again
“we retraced the route we took last summer”
🔊 discover traces of
“She traced the circumstances of her birth”
🔊 read with difficulty
“Can you decipher this letter?”
🔊 pursue or chase relentlessly
“The hunters traced the deer into the woods”