trace

US /tres/

UK /treɪs/

B1

verb

  • To make an outline to determine a shape
  • To find someone or something that has disappeared
  • To draw the outline of an image through thin paper

noun

  • Very small quantity of something
  • A mark or other sign of the former presence or passage of something.
  • A very small quantity or amount.

other

  • To follow or discover the course, development, or existence of something.
  • To find or discover by investigation.