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- [treys]
- /treɪs/
- /treɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [treys]
- /treɪs/
Definitions of trace word
- noun trace either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal. 1
- noun trace a piece in a machine, as a bar, transferring the movement of one part to another part, being hinged to each. 1
- verb with object trace to follow the footprints, track, or traces of. 1
- verb with object trace to follow, make out, or determine the course or line of, especially by going backward from the latest evidence, nearest existence, etc.: to trace one's ancestry to the Pilgrims. 1
- verb with object trace to follow (footprints, evidence, the history or course of something, etc.). 1
- verb with object trace to follow the course, development, or history of: to trace a political movement. 1
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Origin of trace
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; late Middle English tracen, Middle English: to make one's way, proceed < Middle French tracier < Vulgar Latin *tractiāre, derivative of Latin tractus, past participle of trahere to draw, drag; (noun) Middle English: orig., way, course, line of footprints < Old French, derivative of tracier
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Parts of speech for Trace
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trace popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trace usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trace
noun trace
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- archaism — the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style
- artifact — any object made by human work; esp., a simple or primitive tool, weapon, vessel, etc.
- atom — An atom is the smallest amount of a substance that can take part in a chemical reaction.
- autosuggestion — a process of suggestion in which the person unconsciously supplies or consciously attempts to supply the means of influencing his own behaviour or beliefs
verb trace
- attribute — If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation.
- be on to — (Idiomatic) To figure out; to realize the truth.
- birddog — one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
- blotched — Something that is blotched has blotches on it.
adjective trace
- freehand — drawn or executed by hand without guiding instruments, measurements, or other aids: a freehand map.
Antonyms for trace
noun trace
- glob — a drop or globule of a liquid.
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