Meaning of trace
Definition of trace
(noun)
a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"; "a hint mockery in her manner"; "a tint of glamour"
an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
(verb)
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress"; "trace one's ancestry"
pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"
copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"
read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"