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Trace Verb Means Call Police Traced Drawing Eslpod 0453 We 0581

Id ESLPod_0453_WE_0581
Episode Id ESLPod 453
Episode Title Making an Emergency Medical Call
Phrase trace
Text In this podcast, the verb "to trace" means to find something or to figure out where something is: "The police officers traced the path of the bullet." The phrase "to trace a call" means to use special technology to determine where someone is calling from: "The police traced the call to a public telephone in downtown Cincinnati." The verb "to trace" also means to copy a drawing by putting a thin piece of paper on top of it and drawing the same lines: "Did you draw that yourself, or did you trace it from someone else's work?" Finally, the verb "to trace" can mean to explain how something has changed over time: "This magazine article traces the development of the Internet over the past 10 years."
Topics Health + Medicine

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