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retraced

retraced is the simple past and past participle of retrace.

Meaning of retrace

Verb

retrace (third-person singular simple present retraces, present participle retracing, simple past and past participle retraced)

  1. (transitive) To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
  2. (transitive) To go back over something, usually in an attempt at rediscovery.
    • He retraced his steps, and found his keys where he had dropped them.
  3. (intransitive) To undergo retracement.

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Phrases with retraced

Questions about retraced

What is retraced the simple past and past participle of?
Retraced is the simple past and past participle of retrace.

Words near retraced in the dictionary

  1. Retr0brighting
  2. Retr0brights
  3. retrace
  4. retrace one's steps
  5. retraceable
  6. retraced
  7. retraced one's steps
  8. retracement
  9. retracements
  10. retracer
  11. retracers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retraced (page history and authors); retrace (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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