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- DictionaryTrace/trās/
verb
- 1. find or discover by investigation: "police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area"
- 2. copy (a drawing, map, or design) by drawing over its lines on a superimposed piece of transparent paper: "trace a map of the world onto a large piece of paper"
noun
- 1. a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something: "remove all traces of the old adhesive"
- 2. a very small quantity, especially one too small to be accurately measured: "his body contained traces of amphetamines"
The meaning of TRACE is a minute and often barely detectable amount or indication. How to use trace in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Trace.
Trace definition: a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige. See examples of TRACE used in a sentence.
to find someone or something by searching carefully: Police are trying to trace the mother of the abandoned baby. The phone company was unable to trace the call (= find where it came from). To trace something is also to discover its cause or origin: The outbreak of food poisoning was traced to contaminated shellfish.
A trace of something is just a hint or suggestion of it, a very small amount left behind — like the sad cookie crumbs at the bottom of an empty cookie jar.
n. 1. a. A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing. b. Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige: left without a trace of having been there. 2. a. An extremely small amount or barely perceivable indication: spoke with a trace of sarcasm. b.
Trace Definition. A way followed or path taken. A mark, footprint, etc. left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing. Any perceptible mark left by a past person, thing, or event; sign; evidence; vestige. The traces of war. A beaten path or trail left by the repeated passage of persons, vehicles, etc.
A trace is a sign which shows you that someone or something has been in a place. The local church has traces of fifteenth-century frescoes. There's been no trace of my aunt and uncle.
Definition of trace noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
trace something to copy a map, drawing, etc. by drawing on tracing paper (= paper that you can see through) placed over it. Definition of trace verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
trace. noun. /treɪs/. [countable, uncountable] a mark, an object, or a sign that shows that someone or something existed or was present It's exciting to discover traces of earlier civilizations. Police searched the area but found no trace of the escaped prisoners.
