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to retrack

1 7.9

To go back along the same route you took

verb
/riːˈtræk/

: retroceder

To find the missing items, we decided to retrack our steps from the last place we visited.

And if I could retrack down that bit of consciousness, it would be just like dealing with Timmy.

Examples

So the the Arabs choose the Falcon, they grab the pigeons and they can see where the plans are and they can retrack them down and intervene.
After realizing I took the wrong turn, I had to retrack my way back to the original path I started on.
During the treasure hunt, we had to retrack our route when we discovered we were lost.

Synonyms

to go back

vsto retrack

∞ 1.0

Return to a previous place, topic, or state

narrows this to returns specifically along the same route

to return

vsto retrack

∞ 1.0

Go back to a place, state or activity

adds the requirement that the same route is followed

to come back

vsto retrack

919 1.3

To return to a previous subject or point

applies the same return concept specifically to following the same path

to turn back

vsto retrack

159 2.1

To go back to a previous place or state

limits this idea to physical return along the identical path

to backtrack

vsto retrack

42 4.3

To go back along the same route you have just taken

is the same return along the route but stated with a different verb

to retrace

vsto retrack

31 4.2

To go back along the same route you already took

emphasizes returning along the same route rather than a general return

to double back

vsto retrack

27 3.7

To turn around and go back the way you came

describes the same physical return but highlights reversing direction

to retrace one's steps

vsto retrack

15 4.3

To go back the same way you came to find something you lost

focuses on returning along the same route without stressing purpose

to reverse course

vsto retrack

12 5.5

To change a decision or plan and go in a different direction

is about physically going back along the same route, not strategic change

to traipse back

vsto retrack

Informal

7.1

To walk back slowly and without hurry, often seeming tired or not in a rush

describes a straightforward return focused on route equality not manner

Antonyms

to proceed

763 3.0

Begin or continue an action after a pause, often as planned

to advance

417 3.4

To help something move forward or become better

How Far

to return

∞ 1.0

to retrack

1 7.9

to backtrack

42 4.3

Surface Forms

retrack infinitive

retracked past

retracked past participle

retracking present participle

retracks third person singular

Morphology

retrack = track (semi-transparent) = re + track

The meaning is mostly 'track again/back along the same path', but the idiomatic phrase 'retrack one's steps' is a little less direct than a simple repetition reading.

Etymology

Retrack combines re- 'again' and track 'path' or 'route', so it means to go back along the same path you already took.