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verbIf you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed.The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th century to the present.I first went there to trace my roots, visiting my mum's home island of Jamaica.The psychiatrist successfully traced some of her problems to severe childhood traumas.Britain's Parliament can trace its history back to the English Parliament of the 13th century.She has never traced back her lineage, but believes her grandparents were from Aberdeenshire.If you trace someone or something, you find them after looking for them.Police are anxious to trace two men seen leaving the house just before 8am.We are currently trying to trace the whereabouts of certain sums of money.They traced the van to a New Jersey car rental agency.If you trace something such as a pattern or a shape, for example with your finger or toe, you mark its outline on a surface.I traced the course of the river on the map.If you trace a picture, you copy it by covering it with a piece of transparent paper and drawing over the lines underneath.She learned to draw by tracing pictures out of old storybooks.nounA trace of something is a very small amount of it.Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand.He took great pains to write on his subject without a trace of sensationalism.A trace is a sign which shows you that someone or something has been in a place.The local church has traces of fifteenth-century frescoes.There's been no trace of my aunt and uncle.Finally, and mysteriously, she disappeared without trace. B2

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definition	verb If you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed. The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th century to the present. I first went there to trace my roots, visiting my mum's home island of Jamaica. The psychiatrist successfully traced some of her problems to severe childhood traumas. Britain's Parliament can trace its history back to the English Parliament of the 13th century. She has never traced back her lineage, but believes her grandparents were from Aberdeenshire. If you trace someone or something, you find them after looking for them. Police are anxious to trace two men seen leaving the house just before 8am. We are currently trying to trace the whereabouts of certain sums of money. They traced the van to a New Jersey car rental agency. If you trace something such as a pattern or a shape, for example with your finger or toe, you mark its outline on a surface. I traced the course of the river on the map. If you trace a picture, you copy it by covering it with a piece of transparent paper and drawing over the lines underneath. She learned to draw by tracing pictures out of old storybooks. noun A trace of something is a very small amount of it. Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand. He took great pains to write on his subject without a trace of sensationalism. A trace is a sign which shows you that someone or something has been in a place. The local church has traces of fifteenth-century frescoes. There's been no trace of my aunt and uncle. Finally, and mysteriously, she disappeared without trace.
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cefr-level	B2

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