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retraces

retraces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of retrace.

retraces is the plural 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.

See all 5 meanings of retrace

Phrases with retraces

Questions about retraces

What is retraces the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Retraces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of retrace.

Words near retraces in the dictionary

  1. retraced one's steps
  2. retracement
  3. retracements
  4. retracer
  5. retracers
  6. retraces
  7. retraces one's steps
  8. retraceth
  9. retracing
  10. retracing one's steps
  11. retracings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retraces (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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