The meaning of RETRACE is to trace (something) again or back. How to use retrace in a sentence.

RETRACE definition: 1. to go back over something, for example a path or a series of past actions: 2. to go back to a…. Learn more.

RETRACE meaning: 1 : to go back along the same course, path, etc., that you or someone else has taken earlier; 2 : to find out about and describe (someone's past movements or actions)

re•trace (rɪˈtreɪs) v.t. -traced, -trac•ing. 1. to trace backward; go back over: to retrace one's steps. 2. to go back over with the memory. 3. to go over again with the sight or attention.

Definition of retrace verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you retrace your steps , you return to where you started from, using the same route. He retraced his steps to the place where he had left the bag.

retrace (third-person singular simple present retraces, present participle retracing, simple past and past participle retraced) (transitive) To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again. He retraced his steps, and …

To retrace is to walk the same path again, or to follow a path someone else has taken. You could visit the town your ancestors came from and attempt to retrace their steps there.

re•trace (ri trās′), v.t., -traced, -trac•ing. to trace backward; go back over: to retrace one's steps. to go back over with the memory. to go over again with the sight or attention. re-trace.

retrace meaning, definition, what is retrace: to repeat exactly the same journey that ...: Learn more.