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contact traced

contact traced is the simple past and past participle of contact trace.

Meaning of contact trace

Verb

contact trace (third-person singular simple present contact traces, present participle contact tracing, simple past and past participle contact traced)

  1. 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

Questions about contact traced

What is contact traced the simple past and past participle of?
Contact traced is the simple past and past participle of contact trace.

Words near contact traced in the dictionary

  1. contact sport
  2. contact sports
  3. contact time
  4. contact times
  5. contact trace
  6. contact traced
  7. contact tracer
  8. contact tracers
  9. contact traces
  10. contact tracing
  11. contact tracings

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