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contact traces

contact traces is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 traces

What is contact traces the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Contact traces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of contact trace.

Words near contact traces in the dictionary

  1. contact times
  2. contact trace
  3. contact traced
  4. contact tracer
  5. contact tracers
  6. contact traces
  7. contact tracing
  8. contact tracings
  9. contact wire
  10. contact wires
  11. contact wound

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