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retrace
[ri-treys]
verb (used with object)
to trace backward; go back over.
to retrace one's steps.
to go back over with the memory.
to go over again with the sight or attention.
retrace
/ ɪˈٰɪ /
verb
to go back over (one's steps, a route, etc) again
we retraced the route we took last summer
to go over (a past event) in the mind; recall
to go over (a story, account, etc) from the beginning
Other Word Forms
- retraceable adjective
- retracement noun
- nonretraceable adjective
- ˈٰԳ noun
- ˈٰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
If the appeal is in controlling a character as they move through a story, where is the value in a more passive version of the story retracing the same steps without much deviation?
He spent time with BBC One's Morning Live, retracing moments that not only threatened his career but his life, and met those who responded to emergency calls on 7 December.
"We can't wait to visit again to retrace our steps," he said.
When an old combat friend of her husband’s agrees to help retrace his steps in order to try and help locate the body, “Việt and Nam” leaves the darkened corners of the mine behind.
The couple used the images to retrace Deborah's final footsteps and raised money for six fishing boats for those who had lost their livelihoods.
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