trace
C1Academic AWL-6Frequent NGSL-3UK /treɪs/US /treɪs/
Meaning
noun
a mark, an object or a sign that shows that somebody/something existed or was present
“It's exciting to discover traces of earlier civilizations.”
verb
to find or discover somebody/something by looking carefully for them/it
“We finally traced him to an address in Chicago.”
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“Modern computing traces back to the IBM System 360.”
📺 Jensen Huang's Speech at CaltechLearn this word in the video →
“I saw photographs of those who had disappeared without trace, sent to Amnesty by their desperate families and friends.”
📺 J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement SpeechLearn this word in the video →
“you're holding in your hands social media shareable video snaps and stories that connect half the people on earth they all trace their roots to Stanford's backyard but lately it seems this”
📺 2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim CookLearn this word in the video →
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