retrace
To trace againTo trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
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» Did you try retracing your steps?
Hast du mal versucht, deine Schritte zurückzuverfolgen? — Waldelfe
Habt ihr mal versucht, eure Schritte zurückzuverfolgen? — Waldelfe
Haben Sie mal versucht, Ihre Schritte zurückzuverfolgen? — Waldelfe
Hast du versucht, deine Schritte zurückzuverfolgen? — Waldelfe
Haben Sie versucht, Ihre Schritte zurückzuverfolgen? — Waldelfe
Habt ihr versucht, eure Schritte zurückzuverfolgen? — Waldelfe
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
nachvollziehen, zurückverfolgen
(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.
to go back over again
(intransitive)To undergo retracement.
Examples
24 sentencesDid you try retracing your steps?
deHast du mal versucht, deine Schritte zurückzuverfolgen? — Waldelfe
Tom retraced his steps.
ruТом вернулся той же дорогой. — marafon
deTom verfolgte seine Spuren zurück. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We retraced our steps.
deWir verfolgten unsere Schritte zurück. — Waldelfe
Tom walked backwards, retracing his steps.
Tom and Mary retraced their steps.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From French retracer, from Middle French retracier.From French retracer, from Middle French retracier.
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Forms
retraces, retracing, retraced, retracedSynonyms
3 synonyms- to go back over again:trace
- reassemble mentally:reconstructconstruct
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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