to trace
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3.3
- verb
- /treɪs/
:
rastrear
- We can trace the sale.
- trace back
- trace its origins
- trace the history
So let's go ahead and back trace five years from now.
- So let's go ahead and back trace five years from now.
- But on this side, like, you have to trace it back to OK when?
- All the problems of the world can be traced back to your inability
- And this is where the Albanians claim and trace their lineage to.
- We discovered or we trace their route back through eyewitnesses.
- Well, in part it can be traced to women's made preferences.
- But you know how much of that stuff we can even trace back to the actual Jesus.
- They all trace their roots to Stanford's backyard.
- Remarkably, reports Variety, the texts were traced back to Lemon.
- He followed individuals over many years to trace their life paths.
- And I gather if you trace the history of that name that it's Scottish.
- It'll never, it's not like a bullet where they can trace, but you know, no trace.
Examples
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The history of service learning can be traced back to the writings of Dewey.
Academic text (2012) -
Anyway, I was able to trace her IP address.
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I can trace a call in under 15 seconds.
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Can you trace that source?
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The service of blacks in the U.S. military can be traced back to the Revolutionary War.
Academic text (2015) -
A small amount of our contemporary money supply can be traced to that long-ago process.
Academic text (2012) -
The gatekeeping mindset of many teachers can be traced back to their attitudes toward technology.
Academic text (2015) -
Morris's connection to the movement can be traced to De Vinne via Walker.
Academic text (2017) -
When database materials were unavailable, I traced articles through electronic and print collections.
Academic text (2015) -
The detective was able to trace the missing person's last known location using cellphone records.
Synonyms
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3.3
To search for someone or something until you find them
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7.2
To follow program steps backward to find the first error
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
5
4.4
A very small amount of a metal or mineral the body needs to stay healthy
- Specialized
A way to find tiny amounts of explosives on bags using a cloth and a machine
- Specialized
A device that checks for tiny amounts of explosives at security checkpoints
- Specialized
A device that finds very small amounts of chemicals in air, water or on surfaces
- Specialized
A type of fortress design with many triangular outer walls that let defenders' guns cover each other
- Specialized
A tool that shows each step a computer program takes while it runs to find errors
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trace as a verb to follow or discover comes from Latin trahere 'to pull' and the Old French idea of following a track. That's why to trace something is to follow its path back to the source.