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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

retrace one's steps en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To return to a place one has been to before.
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic, intransitive) To remind oneself of places one has been to, usually in order to try and find something one's lost.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
retraced one's steps Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
retraced one's steps Tense=Past lexicographic
retraces one's steps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
retracing one's steps Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

memory lane

Synonyms

backtrack

Translations (1)

es hacer memoria (To remind oneself of places one has been to)