retrace
/ɹiːˈtɹeɪs/
retrace verb: to trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
Verb
retrace (third-person singular simple present retraces, present participle retracing, simple past and past participle retraced)
- To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
- To go back over something, usually in an attempt at rediscovery.
- He retraced his steps, and found his keys where he had dropped them.
- Instead of retracing my route, I have elected to walk across Blackpool to the town's remaining large station, although even this has been greatly reduced in size.2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 56
- To undergo retracement.
Noun
IPA/ˈɹiːtɹeɪs/
retrace (plural retraces)
- The period when the beam of the cathode-ray tube returns to its initial horizontal position in order to start the next line of the display.
- An instance of retracement.
retrace meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
retrace in Tamil
- மீள்வரி
retrace in Urdu
- واپس جانا
retrace in Bengali
- পুনরায় অনুসরণ করা, ফিরে যাওয়া
retrace in Malayalam
- പോയ വഴിതന്നെ തിരിയെപ്പോകുക, ആദ്യകാലസംഭവങ്ങൾ അന്വേഷിക്കുക, വീണ്ടും വരയ്ക്കുക
More languagesFewer languages
- retrace in Kannada
- ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆಹೋಗು, ಬಂದಂತೆ ವಾಪಸಾಗು, ಬಂದದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಂದಿರುಗು, ಹಿಂದೆಹೋಗು
Examples of retrace in a sentence
- The six anterior teeth are "figure eighted" together as well and retraced "en masse."
- Country people in going through strange woods blaze a trail so they can retrace their steps.
- He retraced his steps to the front gate, which he essayed to open.
Forms of retrace
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | retraces |
| present participle | retracing |
| past participle | retraced |
| past | retraced |
| Noun | |
| plural | retraces |
Origin of retrace
From French retracer, from Middle French retracier.
Words formed from retrace
Words that rhyme with retrace
45 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- embrace
- lace
- replace
- mace
- displace
- bass
- efface
- plaice
- disgrace
- pes
- abase
- debase
- deface
- interlace
- misplace
- white space
- bouillabaisse
- dace
- enlace
- grimace
- nominative case
- red in the face
- -ase
- abaisse
- acoustic bass
- aggrace
- Alsace
- apace
- artspace
- encase
- gather pace
- Harbour Grace
- Havre de Grace
- heart of grace
- into space
- Jace
- Jase
- laisse
- misgrace
- Naas
- outpace
- reys
- supplace
- Thrace
- torace
Questions about retrace
- What does retrace mean?
- Retrace means to trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
- What is retrace in Tamil?
- Retrace in Tamil is மீள்வரி. See Retrace meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is retrace?
- Retrace can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce retrace?
- Retrace is pronounced /ɹiːˈtɹeɪs/.
- What is the past tense of retrace?
- The past tense of retrace is retraced.
Words near retrace in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: retrace (page history and authors); retrace (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); retrace (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); retrace (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); retrace (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); retrace (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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