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retrace
[ ri-treys ]
verb (used with object)
- to trace backward; go back over:
to retrace one's steps.
- to go back over with the memory.
- to go over again with the sight or attention.
retrace
/ ɪˈٰɪ /
verb
- to go back over (one's steps, a route, etc) again
we retraced the route we took last summer
- to go over (a past event) in the mind; recall
- to go over (a story, account, etc) from the beginning
Derived Forms
- ˈٰԳ, noun
- ˈٰ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٰa· adjective
- ·ٰmԳ noun
- non·ٰa· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
When an old combat friend of her husband’s agrees to help retrace his steps in order to try and help locate the body, “Việt and Nam” leaves the darkened corners of the mine behind.
The couple used the images to retrace Deborah's final footsteps and raised money for six fishing boats for those who had lost their livelihoods.
Families of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion visited King Edwards School last year, retracing their steps.
To retrace how the native hazelnut spread across Western North America, Armstrong and her team collected specimens found throughout the province, but also focused on sampling near archaeological village sites.
And I’m tracking them, trying to retrace their steps.
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