contact trace
contact trace verb: to identify everyone with whom a person carrying an infectious disease has come into contact since contracting the disease.
Verb
contact trace (third-person singular simple present contact traces, present participle contact tracing, simple past and past participle contact traced)
- To identify everyone with whom a person carrying an infectious disease has come into contact since contracting the disease.
- “We’ve had over 15 million check-ins across the country since June, and have yet to have a COVID breakout or case that is contact-traced back to our club,” Sanft said.2021 January 13, Jen Sotolongo, “Washington’s gyms and fitness centers reopened this week, but COVID-19 closures have them struggling to stay alive”, in The Seattle Times
- Sarah is 49 and lives in Dublin in a household of five. “A household member had been contact traced via text,” she says. “I fell ill on the night of the December 28th. I had a night of fever; of being hot and cold, feeling very achey and fluey. I had been fine during the day, but during the night...2021 January 17, Rosita Boland, “‘I got a burning smell in my nose’: Third-wave Covid-19 patients share their experiences”, in The Irish Times
contact trace meaning in Vietnamese
contact trace in Vietnamese
- to identify everyone with whom a person carrying an infectious disease has come into contact
- theo dõi liên lạc, truy tìm tiếp xúc, truy vết tiếp xúc, theo dõi các tiếp xúc, theo dõi các liên hệ
Forms of contact trace
| third-person singular present | contact traces |
|---|---|
| present participle | contact tracing |
| past participle | contact traced |
| past | contact traced |
| alternative form | contact-trace |
Origin of contact trace
Back-formation from contact tracing.
Questions about contact trace
- What does contact trace mean?
- Contact trace means to identify everyone with whom a person carrying an infectious disease has come into contact since contracting the disease.
- What is contact trace in Vietnamese?
- Contact trace in Vietnamese is theo dõi liên lạc, truy tìm tiếp xúc, truy vết tiếp xúc. See Contact trace meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is contact trace?
- Contact trace is a verb.
- What is the past tense of contact trace?
- The past tense of contact trace is contact traced.
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