Word

trace, v.
(traced, traces, tracing)
freq. cnt. 18

follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 4

follow trace

sample sentences

"We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"
"trace the student's progress"
"trace one's ancestry"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

verb group

keep up, keep abreast, follow watch, follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch over

hypernym

study, analyze, examine, analyse, canvass

make a mark or lines on a surface
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

delineate describe draw line trace

sample sentences

"draw a line"
"trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tracing tracer trace

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lineation line lineation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

delineation delineation

semantic pointers

hypernym

verb group

hyponym

construct inscribe circumscribe circumscribe write

pursue or chase relentlessly
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

hound hunt trace

sample sentences

"The hunters traced the deer into the woods"
"the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hunt hunt hunter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

chase, go after, trail, dog, track, chase after, tail, tag, give chase

hyponym

to go back over again
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2

retrace trace

sample sentences

"we retraced the route we took last summer"
"trace your path"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

read with difficulty
<verb.cognition>

decipher trace

sample sentences

"Can you decipher this letter?"
"The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
<verb.creation>

trace

sample sentences

"trace a design"
"trace a pattern"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

copy, re-create

make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
<verb.motion>

trace

sample sentences

"The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"
"The women traced the pasture"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

proceed, go forward, continue

discover traces of
<verb.perception>

trace

sample sentences

"She traced the circumstances of her birth"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

find, observe, notice, detect, discover