English dictionary
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English noun: trace | |||
| 1. | trace (quantity) a just detectable amount | ||
| Samples | He speaks French with a trace of an accent. | ||
| Synonyms | hint, suggestion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | spark | ||
| 2. | trace (communication) an indication that something has been present | ||
| Samples | There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim. A tincture of condescension. | ||
| Synonyms | shadow, tincture, vestige | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indicant, indication | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | footprint | ||
| 3. | trace (communication) a suggestion of some quality | ||
| Samples | There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone. He detected a ghost of a smile on her face. | ||
| Synonyms | ghost, touch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | proffer, proposition, suggestion | ||
| 4. | trace (artifact) a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image | ||
| Synonyms | tracing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drawing | ||
| 5. | trace (artifact) either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | line | ||
| Part meronym | harness | ||
| 6. | trace (communication) a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark, print | ||
English verb: trace | |||
| 1. | trace (cognition) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something | ||
| Samples | We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba. Trace the student's progress. | ||
| Synonyms | follow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, examine, study | ||
| Verb group | follow, follow, keep abreast, keep an eye on, keep up, observe, watch, watch over | ||
| 2. | trace (contact) make a mark or lines on a surface | ||
| Samples | Draw a line. Trace the outline of a figure in the sand. | ||
| Synonyms | delineate, describe, draw, line | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | circumscribe, circumscribe, construct, inscribe, write | ||
| Verb group | draw, draw | ||
| 3. | trace (motion) to go back over again | ||
| Samples | We retraced the route we took last summer. Trace your path. | ||
| Synonyms | retrace | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | return | ||
| 4. | trace (motion) pursue or chase relentlessly | ||
| Samples | The hunters traced the deer into the woods. The detectives hounded the suspect until they found him. | ||
| Synonyms | hound, hunt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ferret | ||
| 5. | trace (perception) discover traces of | ||
| Samples | She traced the circumstances of her birth. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | detect, discover, find, notice, observe | ||
| 6. | trace (motion) make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along | ||
| Samples | The children traced along the edge of the dark forest. The women traced the pasture. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | continue, go forward, proceed | ||
| 7. | trace (creation) copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of | ||
| Samples | Trace a design. Trace a pattern. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | copy, re-create | ||
| 8. | trace (cognition) read with difficulty | ||
| Samples | Can you decipher this letter?. The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs. | ||
| Synonyms | decipher | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | read | ||
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