retrace
gb/ɹitɹˈeɪs/ us/ɹitɹˈeɪs/
B2
Inglês
Acepções
0 acepção
Verbo
B2
action
1
go back the same way
to go back the same way you came
Padrão de uso:
retrace [your steps/route/path]
Erro comum:
Don’t confuse retrace (go back the same way) with retreat (move back to escape danger).
Sinônimos
backtrack (More informal; strongly suggests returning the way you came.)
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go back (More general; doesn’t necessarily mean the same route.)
Antônimos
proceed (Means to continue forward rather than return.)
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advance (Emphasizes moving onward instead of turning back.)
Colocações
retrace your steps
|retrace our route
|retrace the path
|retrace the trail
|retrace the journey
|retrace the way back
|retrace the road
|retrace the hike
|retrace the track
|retrace the route to [place]
Temas
travel
|daily_life
|movement
Exemplos
- We had to retrace our route when we realized the bridge was closed.
- After missing the turn, she retraced her steps to the last junction.
- The team retraced the path to base camp before nightfall.
Exemplos para estudantes
- I retraced my steps to the shop.
- We retraced our route to the hotel.
Verbo
C1
process
2
go through past events again
to think about or describe the past again step by step
Padrão de uso:
retrace [events/decisions/argument/reasoning]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes use *trace* alone; *retrace* emphasizes repeating the same sequence again.
Sinônimos
review (More general; may not imply following the exact order.)
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reconstruct (Suggests rebuilding an account from evidence or memory.)
Antônimos
forget (Opposite of going back over something to recall it.)
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skip (Means to leave out steps instead of revisiting them.)
Colocações
retrace the events
|retrace the sequence
|retrace the timeline
|retrace the decisions
|retrace the argument
|retrace the reasoning
|retrace what happened
|retrace the process
|retrace the chain of events
|retrace the story
Temas
thinking
|education
|communication
|work
Exemplos
- In his memoir, he retraces the events that led to his resignation.
- To fix the bug, the developer retraced the steps that produced the error.
- She tried to retrace her reasoning and find where she went wrong.
Exemplos para estudantes
- Let’s retrace what happened yesterday.
- I retraced my steps to find my mistake.
Verbo
B2
action
3
trace lines again to copy
to draw the same lines again
Padrão de uso:
retrace [a line/letters/a design]
Erro comum:
Don’t use *retrace* when you mean simply *draw*; retrace means the lines already exist and you follow them.
Sinônimos
trace (Often used for copying by following lines; retrace emphasizes doing it again.)
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go over (Informal; can mean to draw over lines or repeat them.)
Antônimos
erase (Removes lines instead of drawing over them.)
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sketch (Creates new lines rather than following existing ones.)
Colocações
retrace the letters
|retrace the outline
|retrace a line
|retrace the drawing
|retrace the sketch
|retrace the design
|retrace the pattern
|retrace the map
|retrace the diagram
|retrace the shape
Temas
education
|art
|writing
Exemplos
- The teacher asked the children to retrace the dotted letters.
- He retraced the pencil outline in ink to make it stand out.
- To transfer the image, she retraced the design onto the fabric.
Exemplos para estudantes
- Please retrace the letters.
- I retraced the line with a pen.
Verbo
C1
process
4
track something back to its source
to follow something backward to find where it started
Padrão de uso:
retrace [someone's movements]/retrace [a trail] (back) to [its source]
Erro comum:
In this meaning, *retrace* is often used with evidence (trail, transactions, movements), not only physical routes.
Sinônimos
trace (Common in investigations; may not emphasize repeating a known path.)
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track (Often implies actively following clues over time.)
Antônimos
cover up (Means to hide the trail instead of following it.)
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lose (As in lose the trail; the opposite of successfully following it.)
Colocações
retrace someone's movements
|retrace the trail
|retrace the money trail
|retrace the transactions
|retrace the origin
|retrace the source
|retrace the calls
|retrace the steps back to
|retrace the chain
|retrace the signal
Temas
crime
|business
|technology
|research
Exemplos
- Investigators retraced the stolen phone to a reseller overseas.
- Auditors retraced the payments back to a single offshore account.
- The support team retraced the outage to a misconfigured router.
Exemplos para estudantes
- They retraced the money to its source.
- We retraced the problem to one file.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
retrace
AFI
GB/ɹitɹˈeɪs/
US/ɹitɹˈeɪs/
Sílabas e tonicidade
re - trace (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (trace)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: retrace
- 3rd Person Singular: retraces
- Present Participle: retracing
- Past: retraced
Expressões
retrace your steps
1/ɹitɹˈeɪs jˈʊɹ stˈɛps/
fixed phrase
go back to find something
to go back the same way to look for something
Exemplos
- I couldn’t find my wallet, so I retraced my steps to the café.
- If you get lost, retrace your steps until you see a familiar sign.
- She retraced her steps back to the car park to check the last row.